In Metro Atlanta, property owners are taking measures to protect their air-conditioning units from theft. Thieves have been targeting these units, either stripping them for valuable metals or removing the entire system. This can happen quickly, leaving homeowners without air conditioning and facing significant replacement costs.

The thefts have been occurring in a matter of minutes, and in some cases, they happen in broad daylight. A homeowner in Atlanta reported a theft after checking his surveillance video, which showed two men removing the entire air-conditioning system from a property. Further details about these thefts are available from local news sources, including WSB-TV.