Edmonton police hunt for suspect in copper wire thefts

Edmonton Journal5 November 2026, 21:57 UTCCanada

Edmonton police have turned to the public in hopes of tracking down a suspected copper wire thief. Between January 2025 and February 2026, Edmonton police investigated four copper wire thefts, according to a Thursday news release. During two break-ins at telecommunications tower sites, copper wire was stripped and “critical infrastructure” was damaged. In addition, two […]

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