Remember Tom Berge, the English builder who used Google Earth to steal lead tiles from the roofs of nearby buildings? Well, it turns out there are plenty more metal scavengers just like him -- and they're making life especially difficult for Britain's churches. According to Tony Baldry, estate commissioner for the Church of England, roughly 8,000 churches have made insurance claims for lead theft over the past three years, totaling over $35 million. One parish, in particular, has been targeted a full 14 times. "The effect on the morale of parishioners and communities is devastating," Baldry said in a statement released yesterday. "Night after night, lead is being stolen from church roofs, and thieves now use Google Earth to identify targets, including church roofs."
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