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Internet cable thefts worth up to $100K leads to 1 arrest in Winnipeg

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police say some thousands-of-dollars worth of internet cable was stolen in early February. Global News

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police say thousands of dollars worth of internet cable was stolen in early February.

Police began investigating after a “major internet service provider” reported multiple thefts of aerial cable, which had knocked out internet service in various neighbourhoods across the city.

Read more: Calgary man in custody after months-long Winnipeg theft spree, police say

The costs of the cable and repairs was pegged at around $100,000.

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Police say they caught up with a suspect Thursday as he was allegedly in the process of retrieving some previously-cut cable.

45-year-old Jeffrey Alexander Sholdra is facing nine charges of theft over $5,000.

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