In Cornwall, England police are investigating six such thefts that occurred over a six-week period.
There have been five such thefts in and around Lockerbie in the past week.
The thefts are usually of lead from roofs, flashing and copper piping, and lightning conductors.
The health boards were also asked for details of all recorded thefts and their values.
Vehicle-related thefts were also more likely to affect households owning three or more vehicles (15.0%).
Church warden Steven Stanworth said he considered the thefts a desecration of the ground.
And Maine's sap thefts are small potatoes compared with syrup heists that have been reported elsewhere.
But such thefts have been reported in the past year from Nevada to South Carolina.
The government is investigating the thefts and said that the wave of attacks "threatened internet safety".
"Each one of these thefts left the victim understandably shaken, " said Det Sgt Oana King.
Suffolk Police said it was "very likely" that the robbery was linked to the laptop thefts.
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This may be one of the last major thefts of written correspondence we hear about.
Only minor crimes, such as smash-and-grab thefts and vandalism, were lower in gated communities.
The figures showed that between October 2011 and September 2012 there were 504 thefts.
Police said the rise in thefts appeared to be down to criminals "taking advantage of opportunities".
They had used GPS jammers to prevent the vehicles being tracked after the thefts.
But their high cost means thefts are more likely to be reported than other street robberies.
Deutsche Bahn suffered more than 3, 000 thefts affecting 11, 000 trains and causing 150, 000 minutes of delays.
The initiative comes after fuel thefts quadrupled in western Hampshire last winter, police said.
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The thefts occurred in Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire between November 2011 and May 2012.
Buenos Aires is plagued by thefts of telephone cables, manhole covers and ornamental plaques.
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He said officers believed the thefts were being carried out by gangs pretending to be telephone engineers.
Bike thefts have been reduced by putting pictures of staring eyes above cycle racks, researchers have found.
The number of thefts carried out on bicycles has tripled in the past two years in London.
Parts of Silicon Valley have experienced a wave of thefts in the first six months of 2012.
According to Ashti's police chief, S.S. Gaikawad, a quarter of local thefts are carried out by Pardhis.
Companies that sell cemetery supplies are beginning to offer alternatives to bronze vases because of the thefts.
Officials also outlined a series of diplomatic actions to reinforce the administration's commitment to curbing such thefts.
Sergeant Norman Gibson said there was a move away from kerbside vehicle thefts towards car key burglaries.
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The majority of such thefts happened without the victim being aware at the time of the offence.
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