Copper Wire Theft

• 3 arrested, 1 wanted for $9.5K copper wire theft from Edmonton rail yard

  Three men have been arrested and a warrant is out for one more after nearly $10,000 in copper wire was stolen from an Edmonton rail yard over several months in late 2023.

  Crime

  Mar 26
  
• Copper wire theft sets Ponoka business back thousands

  A 38-year-old man has been charged after an alleged attempt to steal copper wire and causing damages estimated to be between $15,000 and $20,000.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Over $230K of copper wire stolen from Wellington County property: OPP

  Two vehicles drove onto a property this past August and three people were seen stealing over $230,000 worth of copper wire.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2023
• Advertisement
• ‘Extreme safety concern:’ Rising copper wire thefts force N.S. Power to ramp up security

  A copper wire theft cut off electricity to thousands of Dartmouth residents on Tuesday. Nova Scotia Power says the theft is part of a trend that's leading it to increase security.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2023
• 2 arrested after rental van found with stolen copper wire in Cobourg: police

  Police say while talking to the two occupants, they noticed a 'significant quantity' of large-gauge copper wire in the back of a rental van.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2023
• B.C. thieves steal 2.5 km of copper wire from highway lights, damage estimated at $20K

  Nanaimo police say the theft happened along Highway 19, and that more than 2,500 metres of copper wire were stolen from 20 lamp standards and 12 junction boxes.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2023
• N.B. man arrested via RCMP dog services after copper wires found cut

  Police found 'a number of cut wires and fresh tracks in the snow' by an Oromocto, N.B. power line on Tuesday, shortly before making an arrest.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2023
• Bell Aliant records 60 copper wire thefts in N.B. capital region in 6 months

  Bell Aliant said since October 2022, there have been about 60 thefts of copper wire from its lines, mainly in the capital region in New Brunswick.

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2023
• Advertisement
• Death of man at Stellarton, N.S. power substation investigated as copper-wire theft attempt

  Stellarton police said they were called by Nova Scotia Power at 8 a.m., after employees found a deceased man at the sub-station on North Foord Street. 

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2023
• Advertisement
• Nova Scotia Power, Bell Aliant see recent increase in copper wire theft

  Nova Scotia Power and Bell Aliant are reporting an increase in copper wire thefts in recent months. Bell Aliant says there has been a spike in thefts since late summer.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2022