COPPER THEFT - Calgary Crime Stoppers

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WI NTE R 2012
SO UTH & CE NTR AL ALB E R TA
P u b l i c a t i o n N u m b e r : 4 0 811071
C ALL 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477 O R SU B M I T O N LI N E AT W W W.CR I M E S TO PPER S . AB .C A
CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y
E NSU R I N G SAFE R COM M U N ITI E S
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CONTENTS
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Crime Stoppers History
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What Is Crime Stoppers?
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Statistics
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Copper Theft “the red gold rush”
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Unsolved Crimes
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Solved Crimes
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Stolen Property
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Crime Word Search
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Most Wanted
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Publication Number: 40811071
E NSU R I N G
SAFE R
COM MU N ITI ES
PU B LIC ATI O N SU PP O RT S:
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LE TH B R I D G E
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AN D CO M M U N ITI E S O F
SO U TH AN D CE NTR AL
ALB E RTA
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SO UTH & CE NTR AL ALB E R TA
To O u r R e a d e r s ,
Alb er t a Crim e Stopp er s A sso ciation and
it s B o ard of D ire c tor s are
p lease d to p resent
esent Ensuring S afer
Communities
magazine ser v ing South
and Centr al Alb
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infor m e d with the
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and to all those
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who remain
anony mous .
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ALBERTA
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W HAT I S CR I M E STO PPE R S?
Crim e Stopp er s is a communit y,
m e dia and p o lice co - op er ative
p ro gr am design e d to invo lve th e
p ub lic in th e f ight agains t crim e.
Crim e Stopp er s p rov ides citizens
with m e tho ds to anony m ousl y
supp l y th e p o lice with infor mation
ab out a crim e or p otential crim e.
A reward of up to $20 0 0 is of fere d
to anyon e p rov iding infor mation,
which l eads to an ar res t , or th e
re cover y of s to l en p rop er t y, or
th e s eizure of ill e gal dr ugs . T h e
success of Crim e Stopp er s is
also dep endant on th e supp or t
p rov ide d by l o c al m e dia . Unso lve d
crim es are re - enac te d and show n
on te l ev ision, p ub licize d in p rint ,
or aire d on l o c al r adio s t ations .
tip that h e lp e d so lve th e murder.
T his was th e b e ginning of Crim e
Stopp er s .
H OW D I D CR I M E STO PPE R S
B EG I N?
Crim e Stopp er s was s t ar te d in
Alb uquerque, N ew M e x ico wh en
Canadian - b or n Alb uquerque
Po lice D ep ar tm ent D e te c tive G re g
M ac Al e es e reach e d a dead - end
in a homicide inves tigation . H e
enlis te d a l o c al te l ev ision s t ation’s
co - op er ation in p ro ducing a re enac tm ent of th e crim e and within
72 hour s th e p o lice re ceive d a
W H O ADM I N I STE R S CR I M E
STO PPE R S AN D H OW I S IT
FU N D E D?
A vo lunte er B o ard of D ire c tor s
adminis ter s and over s e es th e
p ro gr am . T h ey work in cl os e
co op er ation with l o c al law
enforcement and th e me dia.
Crim e Stopp er s is a re gis tere d
not- for- prof it organiz ation
and is resp onsib l e for r aising
f unds , p ub lic awaren ess and
T h ere are over 1, 20 0 Crim e
Stopp er s p ro gr ams worldwide.
Since 1976, Crim e Stopp er s has
h e lp e d so lve over 1, 383,0 0 0
c as es and re covere d over $10. 5
billion do llar s in dr ugs and s to l en
p rop er t y.
T h e f ir s t Crim e Stopp er s Pro gr am
in Canada was for m e d in Cal gar y in
1982 . Since it s inception, Cal gar y
Crim e Stopp er s has h e lp e d to
cl ear over 12, 20 0 criminal c as es ,
re cover over $14. 6 million in s to l en
p rop er t y and s eize m ore than $278
million in ill e gal dr ugs .
th e disb ur s em ent s of rewards .
Funding and s er v ices com e f rom
citizens , cor p or ations , clubs , and
professional asso ciations, which
ke ep th e Crim e Stopp er s p ro gr am
op erational.
H OW D O E S CR I M E STO PPE R S
WO R K ?
Crim e Stopp er s has m ore than on e
way to assis t you in p rov iding th e
infor mation we n e e d to h e lp so lve
crim es in our communit y.
V i a Te l e p h o n e l i n e
Crim e Stopp er s tip lin e 1- 8 0 0 -2228 477 is s t af fe d 24/ 7/365 by tr ain e d
p er sonn e l, who re ceive, p ro cess
and p ass on tip infor mation to
p o lice for inves tigation. Caller s
are given a co de numb er, which
is us e d in all subs e quent c alls ,
and are n ever aske d to identif y
th ems e lves or p rov ide any p er sonal
infor mation . It is th e c all er ’s
resp onsibilit y to c all b ack for
up dates and ins tr uc tions on how to
claim a reward.
V i a Wo rl d W i d e We b
Per sons wanting to p rov ide
infor mation on crim es or criminals
c an now us e th e Inter n e t , without
giv ing up th eir anony mit y. Lo gging
onto th e Alb er t a Crim e Stopp er s
website (w w w.crim es topp er s . ab.c a)
all ows tips ter s to simp l y click
and f ill in an e l e c tronic for m with
th eir infor mation . Web T ips are
comp l e te l y anony m ous through th e
us e of MS SQ L s er ver te chno l o g y.
V i a SM S Te x t M e s s a g i n g
B y s ending a SMS Te x t m ess age
to Crim e Stopp er s p rov ides a
convenient and e f fe c tive way to
p ass us your infor mation . To te x t
us your infor mation anony m ousl y
simp l y te x t th e key word “ t t t tips”
and your infor mation to 274 637.
For m ore infor mation, p l eas e v isit
w w w. smscrim e tips .com
W HAT HAPPE N S TO MY TI P?
W h en a tip is success f ul, Crim e
Stopp er s Awards Commit te e
de ter min es an app rop riate award
am ount b as e d on a numb er of
f ac tor s including th e value of th e
infor mation re ceive d, th e numb er
of p er sons ar res te d, th e risk to th e
c all er and th e am ount of dr ugs or
s to l en p rop er t y re covere d.
You will b e aske d to c all b ack to
Crim e Stopp er s for up dates on
your tip. T ips that l ead to an ar res t ,
th e re cover y of s to l en p rop er t y
or th e s eizure of ill e gal dr ugs are
e ligib l e for a c ash reward of up to
$2,0 0 0.0 0.
D ire c tions on how to co ll e c t your
reward will b e p rov ide d by Crim e
Stopp er s . T ips ter s will b e p aid
in such a way as to p rote c t th eir
anony mit y.
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WHAT IS CRIME STOPPERS?
Crim e Stopp er s is a non - p rof it
organiz ation that t akes c alls f rom
p e op l e who want to rep or t a crim e
and wish to remain tot all y anony m ous .
Crim e Stopp er s is on e way that
citizens c an assis t p o lice by p rov iding
infor mation and n ever hav ing to
identif y th emselves or tes tif y in cour t.
W h at i f t h e c a l l e r i s t h e v i c t i m?
I f th e c all er is a v ic tim, th ey mus t
rep or t th e crim e to th e p o lice or a
“ V ic tim S er v ices” p ro gr am . A v ic tim
c annot rep or t a crim e to Crim e
Stopp er s b e c aus e th ey would b e
identif ie d by th e infor mation and
th ere fore l os e th eir anony mit y.
W h at t y p e o f c a l l s d o e s Cri m e
St o p p e r s t a ke?
Crim e Stopp er s t akes tips ab out crim es
that have alread y b e en commit te d or
are ab out to o ccur. Crim e Stopp er s
also t akes infor mation re garding
th e wh ereab out s of wante d p er sons ,
s to l en p rop er t y, narcotic s , or any oth er
criminal ac tiv it y.
H ow d o e s Cri m e St o p p e r s wo rk?
Crim e Stopp er s c an t ake your
anony m ous infor mation in dif ferent
ways:
W h en you aren’t sure that what you s aw
or h eard is reall y a crim e, c all any way.
Le t law enforcem ent de cide if it ’s wor th
inves tigating. It may b e a pie ce of a
clue to a big crim e.
TALK to our tr ain e d infor mation t aker s
at 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477.
V I S IT w w w.crim es topp er s . ab.c a for
m ore infor mation on how to cont ac t
us . T h e “ T IPS T ER ” (that ’s you) is n ever
identif ie d b ut is assign e d a co de
numb er. T h e tip is inves tigate d. T h e
p o lice will infor m Crim e Stopp er s
on how th e c as e is p ro gressing so it
is imp or t ant for th e T IPS T ER to c all
b ack for an up date on th e c as e during
re gular b usin ess hour s (a numb er will
b e p rov ide d for you to c all b ack ).
W h at h a p p e n s t o my i n f o rm at i o n
a f t e r I p r ov i d e i t?
Af ter you give us your infor mation, we
create a rep or t that b rings to ge th er
all th e infor mation you p rov ide d. O ur
tr ain e d infor mation t aker s will ch e ck to
make sure that th e rep or t cont ains no
infor mation that might identif y you.
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T h e rep or t is s ent to th e re l evant
authorit y who will deal with th e
infor mation . T his could b e th e p o lice
or it could b e an agenc y such as th e
Canada B order S er v ices Agenc y, e tc .
T h ey have th e l e gal resp onsibilit y to
inves tigate th e infor mation p rior to
ac ting on it to ensure th e infor mation is
cor re c t and not given to us maliciousl y
in order to s e t som e on e up.
T h e p o lice c annot obt ain a s earch
war r ant or make an ar res t b as e d
so l e l y on a tip; th ere mus t b e oth er
inte lligence to supp or t th e Crim e
Stopp er s infor mation .
O nce th e infor mation has b e en
res earch e d, th e p o lice will all o c ate it to
th e app rop riate of f icer or team to deal
with . T his could m ean m ore res earch or
it could m ean ac tion will b e t aken .
H ow co m e n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d a f t e r I
c a l l e d Cri m e St o p p e r s?
It may t ake som e tim e b e fore th e
p o lice ac t on th e infor mation you have
given . T h ere could b e many reasons
for that ; th e infor mation may b e p ar t
of a larger inves tigation and v isib l e
ac tion might b e de laye d for som e tim e
or th e infor mation may remain on
f il e to b e us e d at a later tim e. Even if
your infor mation app ear s not to have
b e en us e d or if you don’t s e e a quick
reso lution, don’t think your infor mation
was not us e f ul.
Fe e l f re e to c all b ack at any tim e to add
or up date infor mation or to ch e ck on
th e s t atus of your tip. M ake sure you
give your p er sonal co de wh en you c all;
oth er wis e Crim e Stopp er s will not give
you any infor mation ab out your tip.
W h at k i n d o f i n f o rm at i o n c a n I g i ve
t o Cri m e St o p p e r s?
Crim e Stopp er s will t ake any
infor mation that will p revent a
crim e f rom happ ening or h e lp L aw
Enforcem ent so lve crim e, h e lp in th e
s eizure of illicit dr ugs , re cover s to l en
p rop er t y or assis t in l o c ating a wante d
p er son .
W h e n N OT t o Ca l l Cri m e St o p p e r s
Crim e Stopp er s t akes tips ab out
crim es or th e p otential of a crim e
b eing commit te d. For any p riorit y
situations that re quire an imm e diate
resp ons e f rom p o lice, f ire or em ergenc y
p er sonn e l, p l eas e c all 9 -1-1.
E xamp l es of p riorit y situations include:
m otor vehicl e or oth er accident s wh en
a human life is at risk ; threat s of injur y
to s e l f or oth er s; f ire to p rop er t y, land
or vehicl es; crim es in p ro gress (ie
murder, b reak ins , imp aire d driv ing,
e tc .)
Additional infor mation that would
assis t with ongoing inves tigations
may b e made anony m ousl y to Crim e
Stopp er s .
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WHAT IS CRIME STOPPERS?
D o e s Cri m e St o p p e r s h ave c a l l
d i s p l ay, c a l l t race o r acce s s t o my I P
a d d r e s s?
Crim e Stopp er s do es not have c all
disp lay or c all tr ace. We do not re cord
any c alls and we do not have access to
your IP address . Anony mit y is on e of
th e cor n er s ton es of th e Crim e Stopp er s
p ro gr am . Subscribing to any of th es e
aids would je op ardize anony mit y
and comp romis e our inte grit y. Crim e
Stopp er s ensures your anony mit y, no
mat ter what m e tho d you cho os e to
cont ac t th em with infor mation .
I s Cri m e St o p p e r s ru n by t h e p o l i ce?
Crim e Stopp er s is not r un by th e p o lice.
We are s ep ar ate and ap ar t f rom any L aw
Enforcement Agenc y. Crime Stopp er s
is a non - p rof it , charit ab l e p ro gr am r un
by vo lunte er s f rom th e communit y. T h e
indiv iduals who have given th eir tim e
to sit on l o c al commit te es or th e B o ard
of D ire c tor s c annot b e emp l oye d by
any law enforcem ent agenc y. All th e
m on ey r ais e d for Crim e Stopp er s com es
through donations or fund raising.
Po lice agencies p rov ide no f inancial
supp or t to Crim e Stopp er s , although
th ey do designate a m emb er of th eir
s er v ice to ac t as a co ordinator.
H ow c a n yo u e n s u r e a n o ny m i t y?
Crim e Stopp er s c an of fer anony mit y
to it s c all er s b e c aus e of a l e gal r ul e
of ev idence, which s ays p o lice do
not have to reveal infor mation which
might identif y a p er son who supp lies
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th em with infor mation concer ning
criminal ac tiv it y. In Feb r uar y of
19 97 th e Sup rem e Cour t of Canada
unanim ousl y de cide d that c all er s to
Crim e Stopp er s p ro gr ams were entitl e d
to th e p rote c tion of this p riv il e ge.
In a t y pic al c as e which s t ar te d f rom
a Crim e Stopp er s tip, th e identit y of
th e infor m er is unk now n to b oth th e
Crim e Stopp er s Co ordinator who to o k
th e c all or on lin e tip and th e c as e
inves tigator. T h e Sup rem e Cour t went
on to conf ir m that th e p riv il e ge is so
b ro ad in scop e it p revent s discl osure
not onl y of th e nam e of th e infor m er
(even if it were it to b e k now n) b ut
also of any infor mation which might
imp licitl y reveal his or h er identit y. T his
is th e p remis e b ehind th e claim that
“Crim e Stopp er s ensures th e tips ter s
anony mit y.”
H ow d o I co l l e c t my r ewa r d?
I f th e infor mation is go o d and law
enforcem ent us es th e infor mation to
h e lp so lve a crim e, you may b e e ligib l e
for a reward of up to $2,0 0 0.0 0. A
reward mus t b e re comm ende d and
app rove d by th e B o ard of D ire c tor s
of Crim e Stopp er s . O nce th e reward is
app rove d, ar r angem ent s are made for
th e c all er to pick up th eir c ash reward
in a way that is s e cure.
W h en you have infor mation that c an
h e lp s top a crim e b e fore it happ ens
cont ac t us 24 - hour s a day 7- days a
we ek 365 days a year.
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STATISTICS
Ca l g a r y
Statistics
Ye a r t o D a t e
2 012
To t a l S i n c e
19 82
3,781
6 4 ,6 67
Pe r so n s A r r e s t e d
13 9
5 ,72 4
Ca se s Cl e a r e d
514
12 , 4 8 4
Ch a r g e s L a i d
923
5 , 2 91
$ 32 4 ,14 9
$14 , 914 ,18 9
Drugs Seized
$12 , 474 , 9 87
$271,13 4 , 5 8 4
To t a l S e i z u r e s
$12 ,79 9,13 6
$2 8 6 ,0 4 8 ,7 73
$70,715
$1, 3 6 5 , 4 27
Tip s Re c e i ve d
Pro p e r t y Re c ove r e d
Rewa r d s Au t h o r i z e d
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AUGUST
D 3 G row O p e r a t i o n s d i s m a n t l e d
= $ 9 4 9, 270 wo r t h o f
marijuana seized
D 6 9 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d
= 6 arrests
D10 D r u g Tr a f f i c k i n g c a s e s so l ve d
= 5 arrests
D1 B r e a k a n d E n t e r c a s e so l ve d
D1 A s s a u l t c a s e so l ve d
D1 H i t a n d Ru n c a s e so l ve d
D1 Pro s t i t u t i o n c a s e so l ve d
D 4 We a p o n s r e c ove r e d
D 6 Ve h i c l e s s e i z e d
O C TO B E R
= $2 ,023 ,75 0 wo r t h o f
marijuana seized
D 1 Wa n t e d c a s e so l ve d
= 1 arrest
D 5 D r u g Tr a f f i c k i n g c a s e s so l ve d
= 5 arrests
D 1 B r e a k a n d E n t e r c a s e so l ve d
D 1 D r u g Po s s e s si o n c a s e so l ve d
D 1 We a p o n r e c ove r e d
SE P TE M BE R
D 47 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d
= 3 arrests
= 7 arrests
D 1 Th e f t c a s e so l ve d
= 1 arrest
D 1 S t o l e n Ve h i c l e r e c ove r e d
N OV E M B E R
D 16 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d
= 6 arrests
= 11 a r r e s t s
= $1, 3 8 6 , 25 0 wo r t h o f
marijuana seized
D 1 I m p a i r e d D r i v i n g c a s e so l ve d
D 1 H i t a n d Ru n c a s e so l ve d
D 1 Po s s e s si o n o f S t o l e n Pro p e r t y
c a s e so l ve d
D 4 Fr a u d c a s e s so l ve d
D 18 We a p o n s r e c ove r e d
D 1 Ve h i c l e r e c ove r e d
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COPPE R TH E F T
“ t he red gold ru sh”
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COPPER THEFT “the red gold rush”
W ith growing demands f rom deve l oping nations , lab or disp utes at copp er min es and
a de clining US do llar, th e world marke t p rice for copp er has so are d over 4 0 0 p ercent
in th e p as t 5 year s . A s a result of th es e conditions , copp er m e t al th e f t s have imp ac te d
th e cit y of Cal gar y and th e p rov ince of Alb er t a at an as tonishing r ate, de f ining copp er
th e f t s aside of s tr aight for ward th e f t s , or b reak and enter p rop er t y of fences .
W ith an app arent p erceive d l ow risk for high reward, criminals are initiating th eir
at t ack s on critic al inf r as tr uc ture l o c ations , te l e communic ations c ab l e, e l e c tric al
subs t ations and light r ail tr ansit lin es .
R e cent at t ack s have c aus e d signif ic ant p ub lic s afe t y issues by creating e l e c tro cution
ha z ards , and a multitude of disr uptions to landlin e p hon e s er v ices , l oss of access to th e
911 s ys tem, f ir s t resp onder s , public transp or tation and utilities.
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Annual cos t s asso ciate d with th e th e f t of copp er in Alb er t a , are in th e millions of
do llar s . M os t at t ack s go b eyond th e simp l e cos t s of rep air and rep lacem ent for s to l en
material.
Although copp er is th e m os t valuab l e non - fer rous m e t al, oth er m e t als b eing s to l en
include - s t ainl ess s te e l, b r ass , b ronze, aluminum, rho dium and p latinum (mainl y f rom
c at al y tic conve r ter s)
CO PPE R CR I M E TR E N DS
In 2011, Cal gar y Po lice S er v ice re ceive d 139 comp laint s invo lv ing copp er m e t al th e f t .
T hos e s am e f igures to O c tob er 2012 have increas e d over 26 p ercent .
B as e d on inte lligence, e x p erience and num erous e xamp l es , Cal gar y Po lice S er v ice
copp er th e f t s tr ate g y, sp earh eade d by th e Sto l en Prop er t y Unit , es timates that onl y
hal f of all copp er th e f t of fences are rep or te d to p o lice. S ever al e xamp l es of comp anies
e x p eriencing nightl y, or in on e ins t ance multip l e nightl y incident s , have b e en rep or te d
to p o lice. T h e r ational e f rom v ic tims not for mall y rep or ting th eir incident s to p o lice is
due to insuf f icient p rop er t y damage and l ow s to l en comm o dit y values . Ye t in anoth er
e xamp l e, an of fender admit te d to commit ting 29 copp er th e f t incident s , with onl y10
incident s b eing rep or te d to p o lice by thos e v ic tims .
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Co p p e r T h e f t V i c t i m s
Cons truc tion
comp anies , Cal gar y
Tr ansit , en erg y s e c tor s ,
utilit y s er v ices and
communications
p rov ider s are am ong
th e top v ic tims of
copp er thef t. O ver
on e -third of all
rep or te d incident s
in 2011 were f rom
cons truc tion
comp anies; fo ll owe d
by 14 p ercent source d
f rom LR T lin es; 12
p ercent re late d to
energ y; 10 p ercent
were th e f t s f rom
te l e communic ations p rov ider s; 5 p ercent were of fences agains t e l e c tric al comp anies;
and 2 . 2 p ercent t arge te d th e oil & gas indus tr y.
Fi n a n c i a l a n d Pu b l i c S a f e t y I m p ac t
Copp er th e f t s at critic al inf r as tr uc ture l o c ations have c aus e d disr uptions and p lace d
th e public, emergenc y resp onder s and repair crews at great risk of serious injur y or
death . In th e US, FB I and H om e land S e curit y s t ate d that copp er th e f t s at critic al
inf r as tr uc ture l o c ations , p res ent a risk to p ub lic s afe t y and national s e curit y. T h e
l oss of any landlin e p hon e s er v ice, including c alls to 911, have af fe c te d thous ands of
cus tom er s in residential communities , b usin ess es , scho o ls and hospit als . A singl e cut
to a te l e communic ations c ab l e could cos t up to $50,0 0 0 to rep air. O ver t went y incident s
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of copp er b onding c ab l e th e f t s o ccur re d on th e LR T tr ack s in Cal gar y during 2011.
Incident s such as this , could c aus e tr ains to l os e p ower, l eav ing th e p ub lic s tr ande d,
and e l e c tric al grounding of th e tr ack s to b e com e uns t ab l e. App rox imate l y $8 0,0 0 0 in
rep air cos t s and s e curit y enhancem ent s were re quire d.
Dangers
In Canada and th e US, th e f t s at e l e c tric al subs t ations and p ower lin es have resulte d in
signif ic ant p rop er t y damage, s erious injuries and deaths . Criminals t arge t th e copp er
grounding c ab l es al ong th e fence and on th e high vo lt age tr ans for m er s . Subs t ations
have b e en t arge te d
rep eate dl y all across
Alb er t a in spite of
continue d e f for t s
by energ y prov ider s
to enhance s e curit y
and e liminate th e
s alvage value of th e
copp er c ab l es . At
an e x trem e l eve l,
houses in b oth
Canada and th e
US have e x p l o de d
as a result of th e f t
re late d at t ack s on
copp er gas lin es .
T h ere is
consider ab l e
environmental
imp ac t o ccur ring
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dail y at r ur al sites
where of fender s burn
and s trip copp er
wire. It is unlaw f ul
under th e Alb er t a
Env ironm ent al
Prote c tion and
Enhancement Ac t to
b ur n copp er wire in
Alb er t a without a
p er mit and without
following s tringent
environmental
re gulations .
Env ironm ent al
cl eanup at som e of
th es e l o c ations could
p otentiall y b e ver y
cos tl y.
CO PPE R TH I E F 101
T h e majorit y of identif ie d copp er thieves have p rev ious criminal his tories . T h eir
p rev ious indus tr y e x p eriences has p rov ide d k nowl e dge of m e t al comm o dities and th eir
values , as we ll as a f amiliarit y with an access to work sites , comp any vehicl es , to o ls , and
s tor age f acilities . Although s emi - organize d criminal groups have b e en linke d to copp er
th e f t , e x p erience has not show n any conn e c tion to tr aditional organize d crim e.
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E c o n o m i c a n d Ad d i c t i o n Fac t o r s
O f fender s are m otivate d by subs t ance ab us e, addic tions and opp or tunities for high
c ash p ayout rewards . CPS inves tigative e x p erience indic ates rep eat of fending is ver y
comm on, as of fender s p erceive p er sonal risk to b e minimal with supp lies remaining
re lative l y cons t ant .
Co m m i t t i n g Co p p e r
Thefts
Various culp rit
s tr ate gies have
b e en utilize d by
p ro li f i c cop p e r th e f t
of fender s . In some
incident s of fender s
have lit comp ounds
with work light s
and entere d sites
wearing work s t y l e
cl othing to create
th e p erception of
l e gitim ate o ccup an c y,
inside and out side of
re gular b usin ess hour s .
Criminals commit ting
copp er th e f t s will us e
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s to l e n to o ls , vehicl es ,
tr ail er s and licens e
p lates to f a cilit ate
th eir crim es and th e
s al e of s to l en copp er.
D e at h a n d I nj u ri e s
T h ere have b e en
a large numb er of
serious injuries and
deaths asso ciate d
dire c tl y to copp er
th e f t s . In M ay 20 0 8 ,
an of fender re ceive d
life -threatening
b ur ns during an
at tempte d copp er
th e f t at a subs t ation
in Edm onton . In Jun e
20 0 8 , an of fender was
k ill e d during an at tempte d copp er th e f t in an underground e l e c tric al utilities vault in
Calgar y. T h e risk s p ose d to th e public, repair crews and emergenc y f ir s t resp onder s can
dr amatic all y increas es th e s eriousn ess of copp er th e f t . Is copp er th e f t wor th d y ing for?
Pr o f i t i n g f r o m Cri m e
Af ter commit ting th e initial th e f t or b reak and enter, of fender s at tempt to alter
th e app ear ance of th e copp er material by b ur ning or s tripping of f th eir co atings or
c asings , and chop th e material into small er l engths . T h ere is a limite d increas e in th e
p ay m ent an of fender will re ceive by s tripping th e copp er in an e f for t to r ais e th e “r ate
of re cover y ” with scr ap m e t al deal er s . A s a re quirem ent of th e Busin ess Licence B y law
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32M98 , scr ap m e t al deal er s are re quire d to s end all p urchas e infor mation to Cal gar y
Po lice S er v ice. To avoid de te c tion, of fender s have utilize d s to l en tr ail er s , vehicl es and
licens e p lates . T h ey have also b e en k now n to us e inter m e diaries , by dis trib uting large
vo lum es of altere d copp er b e t we en f amil y m emb er s , girl f riends or asso ciates , in an
e f for t to conduc t tr ans ac tions at various l o c ations .
W HAT C AN BUS I N E SS E S D O?
Busin ess es work ing with copp er wire or copp er pip e should t ake p ro ac tive m easures
to re duce th e p ossibilit y of of fender s l o c ating and s tealing copp er material. T h ere are
also a numb er of advance d te chno l o gic al so lutions that may b e v iab l e to assis t with
th e identif ic ation and
re cover y of s to l en
copp er.
Lock It Up
Ke ep a tight inventor y
on all copp er material.
R es tr i c t p hy si c al
access to th e material
by l o ck ing it out of
sight and onl y hav ing
th e material on a job
site wh en it is read y to
b e ins t all e d.
M a ke Yo u r M a rk
Consider using
engraver s, sp ray
painting corp orate
identif ier s, serial
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numb ere d c ab l e, or
advance d tr aceable
“s y nth e tic D NA” on
your copp er p ro duc t s
and th ere are many
anti -th e f t so lutions
that c an b e us e d to
de ter th e th e f t of
copp er and make it
much easier to identif y
and re cover if it is
s to l en .
B e V i g i l a nt
Infor m your emp l oye es
ab out copp er th e f t
and b e on th e l o o kout
for at tempte d th e f t
or b reak and enter s
into buildings or
fence d comp ounds were copp er is s tore d. O f fender s will ke ep coming b ack to th e s am e
l o c ation if th ey c an access material unde te c te d.
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Report Thefts Immediately
Ensure that emp l oye es and b usin ess es rep or t th e th e f t of copp er imm e diate l y. Prov ide
de t ails with a description of s to l en copp er (or s amp l es) to p o lice. B e aware of p otential
ha z ards that may e x is t wh en copp er th e f t has o ccur re d and wh ere live e l e c tricit y may
remain p res ent .
Call 9 -1-1 imm e diate l y to rep or t suspicious ac tiv it y or any crim es in p ro gress . Anyon e
with infor mation p er t aining to copp er th e f t s or oth er criminal ac tiv it y is aske d to
cont ac t Crim e Stopp er s , anony m ousl y.
TALK : 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477
T Y PE : t t tTI PS . co m
TE X T: t t tTI PS to 274 637
Submit ted by Ac ting Staf f Sergeant Jason B obrowich
Calgar y Police Ser vice
Stolen Pro p er t y Unit and Centralized Analysis Sec tion
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N ew Al l i an ce f o r Ca l g ar y Trans i t an d Cri m e St o p p e r s
Co l l a b o rat i ve a p p r o ac h , e n h a n ce s p u b l i c s a f e t y o n Ca l g a r y Tra n s i t
Cal gar y Tr ansit is
th e larges t b usin ess
unit within th e
Cit y of Calgar y ’s
tr ansp or t ation
depar tment . T h e
intro duc tion of light
r ail tr ansit (LR T ) or
c-tr ain in 1981, was
th e f ir s t l e g of to day ’s
growing n e t work .
Cal gar y Tr ansit S afe t y
and S e curit y div ision
is resp onsib l e
for Pub lic S afe t y
and Enforcement
(PS & E). O ver tim e
our mandate and
ac tiv ities change d.
In 20 07, under th e Peace O f f icer Ac t , work p er for m e d by enforcem ent and s e curit y was
for malize d to re co gnize ‘ Sp e cial Cons t ab l es’ as Cal gar y Tr ansit Peace O f f icer s (C T PO ’s).
In ke eping with Cal gar y Tr ansit ’s M ission St atem ent -
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“ To p rov ide s afe, accessib l e and cour te ous tr ansp or t ation s er v ices in
resp ons e to th e n e e ds of our cus tom er s”
PS & E for m e d a p ar tn er ship with Cal gar y Crim e Stopp er s A sso ciation . T h e p rimar y
obje c tive of th e p ar tn er ship was to communic ate with, and engage th e p ub lic in
comb ating crim e on
th e p ub lic tr ansit
s ys tem, including
ass e t s and p rop er ties ,
b us e s , b us s to ps ,
c-tr ains , s t ations ,
tr ack s , p lat for ms and
p ar k ing l ot s .
T h e n ew alliance has
p rov ide d us with an
opp or tunit y to b uild
s tronger re lationships
b e t we en Cal gar y
Tr ansit , CPS, Crim e
Stopp er s and th e
p ub lic . B y joining
forces and work ing
co op eratively,
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N ew Al l i an ce f o r Ca l g ar y Trans i t an d Cri m e St o p p e r s
Co l l a b o rat i ve a p p r o ac h , e n h a n ce s p u b l i c s a f e t y o n Ca l g a r y Tra n s i t
commuter s on th e C-Tr ain will b e s afer ;
and our p otential to deve l op m ore
cons tr uc tive so lutions , will b en e f it our
communit y s afe t y issues .
Ty pic al crim es rep or te d by C T PO ’s and
inves tigate d by CPS include: ass ault s
agains t p ass enger s , of fences with
weap ons , t agging, gr af f iti, robb er y,
th e f t of p rop er t y, p er sonal b e l ongings ,
m erchandis e, and dr ugs . H owever over
th e p as t year, Cal gar y Tr ansit and oth er
b usin ess es have b e com e v ic tims of
p rop er t y crim e, l osing millions of do llar s
in copp er wire and oth er e x p ensive
m e t als to th e f t .
Pro ac tive app ro ach es through v it al p ar tn er ships have initiate d CPS to create a
sp e cialize d unit to t arge t copp er wire th e f t s whil e p rov iding a n ew p er sp e c tive on each
crim e for th e cour t s .
For ming p ar tn er ships with m e dia , p ub lic s afe t y agencies and th e b usin ess communit y,
continues to p rov ide Crim e Stopp er s with a vas t n e t work of re liab l e allies and
c ap abilities to b e highl y e f fe c tive in crim e p revention and re duc tion .
TALK : 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477
Submit ted by V ik ram Kulkarni
Calgar y Transit Peace O f f icer
Public Safet y & Enfo rcement
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2012- 0 4 - 03 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Sy l va n L a ke
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un k now n entere d an oil b at ter y by m eans
unk now n . O nce inside copp er grounds
were rem ove d creating a dangerous situ ation in which th e b uilding was not con n e c te d to th e ground grid.
Damage / Loss: $13, 50 0
($6, 50 0 ground c ab l e; $1,0 0 0 conn e c tor s;
$2,O O O Cab l e Tr ay; $4,0 0 0 lab or)
2012- 0 4 -26 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
S h e r wo o d Pa r k
El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s)
unk now n entere d a subs t ation by m eans
unk now n (th e b arb wire on top of th e en tr ance gate app eare d to b e comp ress e d).
Once inside copp er grounds were remove d
f rom th e s witch gear b uilding creating a
dangerous situation in which th e b uilding
was not conn e c te d to th e ground grid.
2012- 05 - 0 9 SUS PI CO US AC TI V IT Y
E d m o nt o n
El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s a vehicl e
entere d a s tor age y ard, jus t p rior to cl osing, and sl owl y drove around app arentl y
scouting th e area . T h e s tor age y ard con t ains copp er wire. An emp l oye e b l o cke d
th e vehicl e with a fork lif t and p ro ce e de d
to app ro ach th e driver. T h e vehicl e imm e -
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UNSOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
diate l y rever s e d and e x ite d th e y ard.
Vehicl e describ e d as:
Honda Civic
4 D r silver- grey in co l or
b earing unre gis tere d Alb er t a p late.
Damage / Loss: n /a
2012- 05 -10 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
We s t e r o s e
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un k now n entere d a subs t ation and s to l e
20 0 y ards of ground c ab l e s to l en f rom
c ab l e tr ay at th e Wes teros e S outh
B at ter y. It app ear s that a vehicl e had
b e en p arke d al ong th e eas t side of th e
l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e through th e
fence.
Damage / Loss: $5,0 0 0
2012- 05 -15 TH E F T Fr o g L a ke
O il / G as en erg y comp any rep or t s
p er son(s) unk now n s to l e grounding c ab l es
f rom si x te en (16) dif ferent we ll sites .
Loss: $8 ,0 0 0
2012- 05 -17 TH E F T Sy l va n L a ke
p er son(s) unk now n cut and rem ove d
grounding c ab l es in a numb er of sp ot s at
an unfence d p ro duc tion site; no inter r up tion of s er v ice, however p otential ha z ard
for emp l oye e s afe t y.
Damage / Loss: $ 5,0 0 0
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UNSOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
We s t e r o s e
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un k now n entere d a subs t ation . G rounding
wire s to l en f rom al ong wes t chain link
fence. W ire was rem ove d al ong south
fence lin e to main gate. Culp rit s were in side fence on th e do ck wh ere wire pie ces
are s tore d. It app ear s that a vehicl e had
b e en p arke d al ong th e eas t side of th e
l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e through th e
fence. Per sons and a vehicl e were found
on th e comp any ’s sur veillance s ys tem .
Po lice also have pic tures of fo ot p rint s
and tire tr ack s as we ll as a b lack to o l b ox
that was in comp ressor b uilding. T his
b ox cont ain e d som e mas ter p adl o ck s and
dup lic ate A -389 Keys . S om e Keys were
re covere d out side of th e south eas t gate.
T h e b lack to o l b ox was s e cure d for f ingerp rint s . O ut side th e wes t chain link fence
a t ag f rom a s e t of 18 ” b o lt cut ter s was
found. Damage / Loss: $9, 50 0
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We s t e r o s e
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un k now n entere d a subs t ation and s to l e wire
f rom anoth er n earby B at ter y site. Copp er
wire was rem ove d f rom th e c ab l e tr ays at
th e Wes teros e S outh B at ter y. It app ear s
that a vehicl e had b e en p arke d al ong th e
eas t side of th e l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e
through th e fence. Per sons and a vehicl e
were found on th e comp any ’s sur veillance
s ys tem . Copies of th es e were s ent to th e
R CM P. Po lice also have pic tures of fo ot
p rint s and tire tr ack s as we ll as a b lack
to o l b ox that was in comp ressor b uilding.
T his b ox cont ain e d som e mas ter p adl o ck s
and dup lic ate A -389 Keys . S om e Keys were
re covere d out side of th e south eas t gate.
T h e b lack to o l b ox was s e cure d for f ingerp rint s . O ut side th e wes t chain link fence
a t ag f rom a s e t of 18 ” b o lt cut ter s was
found this was also s e cure d by th e R CM P
[ kid’s
2012- 05 -27 TH E F T
Pi g e o n L a ke
p er son(s) unk now n entere d onto B at ter y
site and cut ground c ab l e n ear th e
comp ressor b uilding. Af ter f ur th er
inves tigation found all th e ground c ab l e
s to l en . T his is th e s e cond similar
o ccur rence at this l o c ation
We s t e r o s e
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un k now n entere d a subs t ation and s to l e
30 0 y ards of ground c ab l e s to l en f rom
c ab l e tr ay at th e Cr aig B at ter y and got
th eir mini van s tuck in th e f ie ld on th e
eas t side of th e site. Po lice towe d th e van
for f inger p rinting. It is b e lieve d th e cul p rit s may b e A sian given th e reading ma terial found in th e van .
2012- 0 6 - 02 TH E F T
R i m b ey
p er son(s) unk now n cut th e gate chain and
entere d onto 2 l eas e sites and s tripp e d
b oth of ground wire.
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UNSOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
2012- 0 6 - 0 6 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Calgary
El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s)
unk now n cut a ho l e in a chain link fence
and once inside site, cut and rem ove d
copp er ground wires of f of t wo supp or t
s tr uc tures and grounding wire f rom th e
fence. S ever al oth er e quipm ent grounds
in cl os e p rox imit y were un -touch e d. Small
coils of cut of f copp er as we ll as s ever al
copp er p lates were found out side of th e
fence d area.
Lo c ation: Cal gar y
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UNSOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
T h e cons tr uc tion site is in th e earl y s t ages
of deve l opm ent for b oth residential and
light comm ercial p rop er ties .
T h e of fender(s) entere d a l ong ditch, dug
to a depth of app rox 10 fe e t , and rem ove d
a s eries of high - gr ade woven e l e c tric al
c ab l e (3 copp er s tr ands woven into on e
c ab l e) T hieves unr ave l e d th e weave and
cut app rox 4 0 m e ter s of singl e s tr and
copp er.
E N M A X - live cable transfo rmer
(p ub lic s afe t y issue)
S om e tim e b e t we en 1 a . m . and 3 a . m . ,
on We dn esday, Ap ril 24, 2012, unk now n
of fender(s) gain e d access into a com m ercial y ard at 70 41 Far re ll R d. S . E . O nce
inside, th e of fender(s) cut a large h eav y
gauge copp er wire b e l onging to an Enma x
tr ans for m er. N othing m ore was t aken due
to th e copp er wire b eing live wh en it was
cut , which like l y resulte d in signif ic ant
sho ck and /or e l e c tric al b ur n .
Cos t to rep lace th e copp er wire is es timate d at $10,0 0 0
ENMAX
S om e tim e b e t we en 5 p. m . , on Tuesday,
Augus t 7, 2012, and 7 a . m . , on We dn esday,
Augus t 8 , 2012, unk now n of fender(s) en tere d a cons tr uc tion site l o c ate d on th e
wes t side of Q uar r y Park B oul evard S . E .
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TAR P O N E N E RGY S E RV I CE S LTD.
B e t we en M onday, Jul y 9, 2012, and T hur sday, Jul y 19, 2012, $28 , 451. 52 wor th of
copp er wire was s to l en f rom Tar p on En erg y S er v ices Ltd. , at 7020 81 Stre e t S . E .
A key or c ard s wip e access may have b e en
us e d by th e of fender s to gain access in side th e fence d comp ound. T h e am ount of
wire s to l en would have re quire d a f latb e d
tr uck or larger to rem ove it .
CO NSTRUC TI O N SITE
Building Under Cons truc tion
S om e tim e b e t we en Friday, O c tob er 26,
2012, and Tuesday, O c tob er 30, 2012, un k now n culp rit(s) entere d a b uilding under
cons truc tion on t wo separate o ccasions,
at 2021 10 0 Avenue N . E . O n b oth o cc a sions , culp rit(s) entere d th e b uilding and
s to l e copp er wiring.
Tot al value of copp er wiring s to l en is over
$6, 6 0 0.
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
St e t t l e r
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
cut a hole in a p erimeter fence. Pieces of
co p p er wire were found outside the fence
and vehicle track s in the vicinit y.
Media re p o r ted “ PO LICE USE SPIK E BELT TO
STO P FLEEING DRIVER ” arrested fo r this inci dent.
“…there was a heaping amount of co p p er
wire in the b ox of the vehicle.”
Jason John DUN LO P, 31 yr s , Red D eer, AB
arrested numerous charges .
D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0
2012- 0 6 -18 TH E F T Ll oyd m i n i s t e r
Energy comp any re p o r ts an employee ob ser ved a male in a D o dge D urango truck
(with damage to the f ront fender p assenger
side) at a well site. When ap pro ached by the
employee, the male f led. It was later discovered the male had removed /cut a substan tial numb er of wire. Photos taken of vehicle
and licence numb er obtained. Subsequent
investigation found the truck had b een
re p o r ted stolen.
D amag e /Loss: n/a
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Three Hills
Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut
ground cables throughout the plant yard.
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Red Deer
cut through a securit y fence and once inside
the site, cut and stole co p p er ground wire.
D amag e /Loss: $22,650
O
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Edson
cut the hasp/ lo ck of f the main gate at a
substation yard and stole a 6 fo ot wide
wo o den reel containing ap prox ; 50 0 meter s
ADSS f ibre O ptic Cable. O n 2012 JUN 22, the
reel and cable were recovered.
D amag e /Loss: $3, 50 0
T h o r s by
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts decommissioned gas plant last insp ec ted in May and
June site insp ec tion found p er son(s) cut a
hole in substation p erimeter fence and pried
o p en a window allowing access into the
switchgear building. O nce inside co p p er
bus bar and co p p er grounding cables were
stolen. Bus bar is describ ed as 3/8 ” thick x 3”
wide of various lengths . It is estimated 20 0
feet was taken.
Red Deer
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts contrac to r
arrived on site in early mo rning to f ind male
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
subjec t in secure yard waving arms . Where
up on the Contrac to r sto p p ed his vehicle.
Up on ap pro aching the Contrac to r the sub jec t stated he thought it was someone else
and ran of f down the ro ad towards a p arked
pickup truck . Subsequent insp ec tion of the
yard found a hole had b een cut in a p erim eter fence. Co p p er ground wire had b een cut
of f various struc tures and equipment inside
substation. Ground mats had b een pulled
up and ground wire was cut leading to e xtremely ha zardous situations fo r site p ersonnel. A pile of cut co p p er wire was found
near the hole in fence.
D amag e /Loss: $12,142
trays and cut ap prox . 520 meter s of co p p er
grounding strap into 2 meter strips .
2012- 07- 01 TH E F T R i m b ey
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
entered three (3) dif ferent sites in the same
area and stole ground cables , heater co rds
and sight glass .
2012- 07-11 AT TE M P TE D TH E F T
D ray t o n Va l l ey
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts a tank
truck driver discovered t wo p er sons in a
white Fo rd F150, 4 do o r, with shinny rims
at tempting to steal co p p er wire at a bat ter y
site. T he ne x t day, it is b elieved the same
truck was sp ot ted at another bat ter y site
east of D ray ton Valley.
D amag e /Loss: n/a
O
S
2012- 07- 0 6 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Three Hills
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2012- 07- 01 TH E F T Fo r t M c M u rray
entered construc tion camp and cut /stole
large amount elec trical cable.
2012- 07- 05 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
D ru m h e l l e r
cut the lo ck of f at a main gate sto rage
site. O nce inside culprits accessed cable
D
E
2012- 07- 07 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Three Hills
2012- 07-21 TH E F T R i m b ey
entered a compresso r site and removed
ground ro d lids , cut of f ground cables f rom
6 buildings and cables f rom an elec trical
rack .
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
2012- 07-26 TH E F T Pe n h o l d
stole a bat ter y and cut /removed cables f rom
an elec trical cabinet at a well site resulting
in a SC ADA communication erro r.
Camrose
ground cables around tank and truck
b o nding .
O
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V
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Camrose
Energy comp any re p o r ts that second time at
this site p er son(s) cut 15 feet ground cables
around the tank and truck b onding.
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entered a terminal building. O nce inside
lo ck s were cut of f cabinet and all co p p er
wire contents stolen.
D
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R o c k y M o u nt a i n H o u s e
Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut lo ck s
of f the gate to the compresso r site and cut
20 0 fee t of 160 0 0 2 /0AW660 0 W gro und cable
2012-10 -10 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
B e ave r l o d g e
ground cable and star t up cables f rom site.
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TE LUS - o f f e n d e r c h a r g e d
Pu b l i c S a f e t y I ss u e
O n T hur sday, July 5, 2012, at 4:4 0 a . m.,
TELUS Communications were the vic tims of
a thef t of ab ove ground telecommunications
cable. T he thef t was f rom a lo cation on the
south side of Countr y Hills B oulevard N . E .,
ab out 20 0 m east of Stoney Trail N . E ., Cal gar y. O f fender(s) cut and removed the cable
which resulted in a total loss of all telecom munication ser vices , such as tele phone, in ternet and 911 access to ap proximately 415
homes in this area .
O
S
witnesses obser ved the man walk ing south
through a f ield and then into a tree line out
of sight. T he susp ec t lef t b ehind the sec tion
of cable.
T he Calgar y Police Ser vice were called to
the scene and conduc ted a search of the
area where the culprit was obser ved f leeing
and found t wo additional, 20 fo ot sec tions
of co p p er cable, hidden in the bushes . T he
cable recovered was wo r th $22,0 0 0
A s a result of this investigation over
$30 0,0 0 0 wo r th of stolen vehicles and trail er s were also recovered.
CBC R a d i o Ca n a d a - o f f e n d e r c h a r g e d
O n Monday, June 25, 2012, at ap proximately
8:20 a . m., a man entered the pro p er t y of
CBC Radio Canada at 8717 O ld Banf f Co ach
Rd. SW. O nce inside the fenced yard, he
cut a 20 fo ot sec tion of co p p er wire. Two
D
E
LR T Trac k s - o f f e n d e r/s c h a r g e d
Since March 2011, the Calgar y Light Rail
Transit s ystem (LRT ) has b een the vic tim of
numerous thef ts of co p p er cable and pro p er t y damage. T hese t yp es of crimes greatly
imp ac t the day to day o p erations of the LRT
s ystem; which on a t ypical day moves ap proximately 250,0 0 0 p eo ple to and f rom
wo rk . T he total cost to date of stolen pro p er t y and pro p er t y damage is estimated at
over $8 0,0 0 0.
V
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T hrough the cour se of the investigation, a
f ire was lo cated ap proximately 1 k m away
f rom where the thef t to ok place. O n scene,
p olice lo cated the cable stolen f rom the earlier thef t. O f fender(s) had at tempted to burn
the strip of plastic co ating of f the cable to
access the co p p er wire.
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
In addition, the thef ts of the ear th cable
cause the s ystem to slow down and can affec t the pro pulsion moto r s on the train car s
by adding dangerous amounts of weight to
them.
T hese train car s cost ap prox $10 0,0 0 0 p er
unit.
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ARK DIRECTIONAL
SERVICES INC.
HORIZONTAL AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
COMPLETELY UNMANNED
EM & PULSE MWD CAPABILITIES
WELL PLANNING
ALBERTA – COLORADO
109 – 1010 Railway St., Crossfield, Alberta T0M 0S0
Tel: 403 946-2550 Fax: 403 946-2551
Calgary Technical Sales
Tel: 403 946-2550
Mailing Address
PO Box 10219, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0H5
www.arkdirectional.com
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STOLEN Property
T his inves tigation b e gan Augus t 2012, on e f for t s to comb at th e f t of copp er wire
and re late d incident s , as we ll as tips f rom th e p ub lic . T h e op er ation invo lve d over
8 0 of f icer s and civ ilian m emb er s f rom a varie t y of CPS unit s and dis tric t s , as we ll
as e x ter nal p ar tn er s . Supp or ting agencies include d Alb er t a Sh er rif s , Alb er t a L aw
Enforcem ent R esp ons e Team, R CM P, National Weap ons Enforcem ent Supp or t Team and
Edm onton Po lice S er v ice Paw nshop D e t ail.
E
R
T
S
O c t . 2, 2012 - CPS and R CM P e xe cute d a war r ant at a p rop er t y app rox 5 k m nor th eas t of
Cal gar y. O n e man was t aken into cus to d y without incident .
R o cco A MO RUSO, 56, R o ck y V iew Count y was ar res te d on th e p rop er t y for out s t anding
war r ant and $10 0,0 0 0 in s to l en p rop er t y, copp er wire and f irear ms was s eize d.
-
R
A
large quantit y s tripp e d te l e communic ations c ab l e c asing
app rox 20 0 lbs . copp er wire f rom te l e communic ations p rov ider
thre e rif l es , on e conf ir m e d s to l en
on e s to l en all -ter r ain vehicl e (AT V )
t wo m otorc ycl es , on e conf ir m e d s to l en
t wo s to l en tr uck s
on e s to l en k nife
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various pie ces machin er y and e l e c tronic s
24’ utilit y tr ail er s to l en cont aining various items
small quantit y unk now n dr ugs
t wo tr uck s with vehicl e identif ic ation numb er s ( V IN) rep lace d
large quantit y of ammunition, cross b ow, and l ong b ow
T his inves tigation continues with f ur th er charges p ending.
CPS has de dic ate d resources to p revent and inves tigate copp er th e f t s , which c an create
signif icant s afet y issues for th e communit y, f ir s t resp onder s , as we ll as e conomic
imp ac t s wh en critic al inf r as tr uc ture are t arge te d.
TALK : 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477
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are High
Making a Daily Difference
Convergint Technologies began with a
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Fire Alarm & Life Safety
Building Automation
Communications
mission to serve our customers better than any
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From day one, providing extraordinary service
has been a core value – and we live it every day.
Our customers have high expectations.
And so do we.
800.691.3246
www.convergint.com
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CR I M E WO R D SE ARCH
ALUM INUM
B L ACK
M AR K E T
B O LT S
B R A SS
B R O NZE
C AB LE S
CO PPER
COS T
CR ACK D OWN
CR IM E
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D E ALER
D E AT H
ELEC T R I C
GU T T ER S
INDUS T RY
LO OT ER S
M AN H O LE
M ELT
M E TAL
PIPIN G
PL AT INUM
PO LICE
POWER
R O O FI N G
SCR AP
SMUGG LER S
S T E ALIN G
TA SK
FO R CE
T ELEPH O N E
T H EF T
WIRING
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WANTE D f o r
B r e a k E nt e r a n d Th e f t o f M e t a l
Poss e ss i o n o f St o l e n Pr o p e r t y ove r $50 0 0
M i s c h i e f t o Pr o p e r t y
B r e a k a n d E nt e r S h o p
Cal gar y Po lice S er v ice is s e ek ing p ub lic
assis t ance in l o c ating a man wante d in
conn e c tion with b reak , enter and th e f t of
m e t al .
O n T hur sday 20 S eptemb er 2012 at 12:13
am susp e c t(s) entere d th e y ard at 220 6
Por tland St SE and were s e en chopping
up aluminum m e t al p o l es and p lacing
th e cut pie ces into th e rear of a white
ch ev van . Cal gar y Po lice were c all e d to
inves tigate th e suspicious ac tiv it y. Up on
ar rival, p o lice obs er ve d s ever al dis tinc tl y
CL AY TO N DARW I N RO O K E
shap e d pie ces of aluminum in th e b ack
of th e van, however th ey did not app ear
to b e s to l en f rom th e cur rent l o c ation . T hrough p o lice inves tigation, it was
de ter min e d that th e dis tinc tl y shap e d pie ces of aluminum were f rom anoth er
b reak and enter at a fence d comp ound b e l onging to m e dia resources l o c ate d
at unit 14, 1530 27 Av NE - som e tim e b e t we en 2012 /0 9/15 and 2012 /0 9/20 –
and are th e p rop er t y of th e v ic tim, Pat tison O utdo or.
R o o ke, 52 of no f i xe d address , is wante d on a war r ant issue d 2012 /12 /0 4 for
num erous charges . R O O K E app ear s to b e ac tive l y evading cont ac t by CPS and
is p res entl y considere d to b e no threat to th e p ub lic .
D E SCR I P TI O N : Cauc asian mal e, 5’6” t all, 19 0 lbs , b row n eyes , b row n hair,
D O B 19 61/01/0 4
For m ore on M os t Wante d v isit w w w.t t tT IPS .com
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