Copper Wire

• 2 arrested after stolen copper delivered to scrapyard in taxi in Lindsay, Ont.: police

  Police received information that copper reported stolen from a construction site was being loaded into a taxi and headed to a scrap yard.

  Crime

  Jan 11
  
• 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
  
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• ‘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
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• 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
• 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
• Copper wire stolen from Bell line north of Madoc: Central Hastings OPP

  Central Hastings OPP say on Friday night a Bell line was cut from a pole on the west side of Hwy 62 just north of the village of Madoc.

  Crime

  Feb 27, 2023
• Fort Saskatchewan rec centre facing $125K in damages after copper pipe theft

  RCMP said the theft of the ice rink's copper pipe took place overnight between Feb. 13 and 14 at the Jubilee Recreation Centre on 96 Avenue.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2023
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• 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
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• RCMP arrest four in connection with series of copper wire thefts in New Brunswick

  New Brunswick RCMP say they have made four arrests in connection with several copper wire thefts in the Fredericton and Oromocto areas.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2022