Police charge 34-year-old Calgary man after copper wire theft

Police have charged a 34-year-old Calgary man after the theft of 220 metres of telecommunications cable from northwest Calgary.

The cable was stolen on Tuesday, April 3rd.

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It’s alleged Michael Peter David tried to sell the stolen cable to a local scrap dealer.

However, the scrap dealer had been alerted to possible thefts by the website ScrapTheftAlert.com, and called police to let them know

Police found 145 lbs. of cable, which had been burned to remove the exterior casing.

David is charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000 and fraud under $5,000.