Copper thief steals from area churches

Police are investigating theft of copper piping from Montgomery County churches, and investigators are asking the public to help identify a suspect.

Police said eight buildings were targeted last month. Police have images from a surveillance video at the United Church of Christ in Bethesda. The video can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLuzoUGtiXs. Police believe the suspect is selling the copper to scrap yards for thousands of dollars.