ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Nearly six months after the May 16 tornado, the recovery is ongoing as people try to repair and return to their homes. A continuous obstacle to that is thieves targeting damaged homes in North City.

This has been an ongoing issue since soon after the tornado, with people charged with stealing utility wire , from damaged businesses , piping from now-vacant buildings , donated items for tornado victims from a church and even items in a tornado-damaged school .

Homeowners and volunteers working to repair tornado-damaged properties said criminals are taking advantage of homes that remain unoccupied, stealing personal items and even stripping copper pipes.

Video shared with First Alert 4 on Friday showed two people wandering uninvited through a torn

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