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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
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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 1
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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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To O u r R e a d e r s ,
Alb er t a Crim e Stopp er s A sso ciation and
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ALBERTA
W HAT I S CR I M E STO PPE R S? tip that h e lp e d so lve th e murder.
Crim e Stopp er s is a communit y, T his was th e b e ginning of Crim e
m e dia and p o lice co - op er ative Stopp er s .
p ro gr am design e d to invo lve th e
p ub lic in th e f ight agains t crim e. T h ere are over 1, 20 0 Crim e
Crim e Stopp er s p rov ides citizens Stopp er s p ro gr ams worldwide.
with m e tho ds to anony m ousl y Since 1976, Crim e Stopp er s has
supp l y th e p o lice with infor mation h e lp e d so lve over 1, 383,0 0 0
ab out a crim e or p otential crim e. c as es and re covere d over $10. 5
A reward of up to $20 0 0 is of fere d billion do llar s in dr ugs and s to l en
to anyon e p rov iding infor mation, p rop er t y.
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 T h e f ir s t Crim e Stopp er s Pro gr am
th e s eizure of ill e gal dr ugs . T h e in Canada was for m e d in Cal gar y in
success of Crim e Stopp er s is 1982 . Since it s inception, Cal gar y
also dep endant on th e supp or t Crim e Stopp er s has h e lp e d to
p rov ide d by l o c al m e dia . Unso lve d cl ear over 12, 20 0 criminal c as es ,
crim es are re - enac te d and show n re cover over $14. 6 million in s to l en
on te l ev ision, p ub licize d in p rint , p rop er t y and s eize m ore than $278
or aire d on l o c al r adio s t ations . million in ill e gal dr ugs .
H OW D I D CR I M E STO PPE R S W H O ADM I N I STE R S CR I M E
B EG I N? STO PPE R S AN D H OW I S IT
Crim e Stopp er s was s t ar te d in FU N D E D?
Alb uquerque, N ew M e x ico wh en A vo lunte er B o ard of D ire c tor s
Canadian - b or n Alb uquerque adminis ter s and over s e es th e
Po lice D ep ar tm ent D e te c tive G re g p ro gr am . T h ey work in cl os e
M ac Al e es e reach e d a dead - end co op er ation with l o c al law
in a homicide inves tigation . H e enforcement and th e me dia.
enlis te d a l o c al te l ev ision s t ation’s Crim e Stopp er s is a re gis tere d
co - op er ation in p ro ducing a re - not- for- prof it organiz ation
enac tm ent of th e crim e and within and is resp onsib l e for r aising
72 hour s th e p o lice re ceive d a f unds , p ub lic awaren ess and
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th e disb ur s em ent s of rewards . comp l e te l y anony m ous through th e
Funding and s er v ices com e f rom us e of MS SQ L s er ver te chno l o g y.
citizens , cor p or ations , clubs , and
professional asso ciations, which V i a SM S Te x t M e s s a g i n g
ke ep th e Crim e Stopp er s p ro gr am B y s ending a SMS Te x t m ess age
op erational. to Crim e Stopp er s p rov ides a
convenient and e f fe c tive way to
H OW D O E S CR I M E STO PPE R S p ass us your infor mation . To te x t
WO R K ? us your infor mation anony m ousl y
Crim e Stopp er s has m ore than on e simp l y te x t th e key word “ t t t tips”
way to assis t you in p rov iding th e and your infor mation to 274 637.
infor mation we n e e d to h e lp so lve
crim es in our communit y. For m ore infor mation, p l eas e v isit
w w w. smscrim e tips .com
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 -222- W HAT HAPPE N S TO MY TI P?
8 477 is s t af fe d 24/ 7/365 by tr ain e d W h en a tip is success f ul, Crim e
p er sonn e l, who re ceive, p ro cess Stopp er s Awards Commit te e
and p ass on tip infor mation to de ter min es an app rop riate award
p o lice for inves tigation. Caller s am ount b as e d on a numb er of
are given a co de numb er, which f ac tor s including th e value of th e
is us e d in all subs e quent c alls , infor mation re ceive d, th e numb er
and are n ever aske d to identif y of p er sons ar res te d, th e risk to th e
th ems e lves or p rov ide any p er sonal c all er and th e am ount of dr ugs or
infor mation . It is th e c all er ’s s to l en p rop er t y re covere d.
resp onsibilit y to c all b ack for
up dates and ins tr uc tions on how to You will b e aske d to c all b ack to
claim a reward. Crim e Stopp er s for up dates on
your tip. T ips that l ead to an ar res t ,
V i a Wo rl d W i d e We b th e re cover y of s to l en p rop er t y
Per sons wanting to p rov ide or th e s eizure of ill e gal dr ugs are
infor mation on crim es or criminals e ligib l e for a c ash reward of up to
c an now us e th e Inter n e t , without $2,0 0 0.0 0.
giv ing up th eir anony mit y. Lo gging
onto th e Alb er t a Crim e Stopp er s D ire c tions on how to co ll e c t your
website (w w w.crim es topp er s . ab.c a) reward will b e p rov ide d by Crim e
all ows tips ter s to simp l y click Stopp er s . T ips ter s will b e p aid
and f ill in an e l e c tronic for m with in such a way as to p rote c t th eir
th eir infor mation . Web T ips are anony mit y.
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WHAT IS CRIME STOPPERS?
Crim e Stopp er s is a non - p rof it 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?
organiz ation that t akes c alls f rom I f th e c all er is a v ic tim, th ey mus t
p e op l e who want to rep or t a crim e rep or t th e crim e to th e p o lice or a
and wish to remain tot all y anony m ous . “ V ic tim S er v ices” p ro gr am . A v ic tim
Crim e Stopp er s is on e way that c annot rep or t a crim e to Crim e
citizens c an assis t p o lice by p rov iding Stopp er s b e c aus e th ey would b e
infor mation and n ever hav ing to identif ie d by th e infor mation and
identif y th emselves or tes tif y in cour t. 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 H ow d o e s Cri m e St o p p e r s wo rk?
St o p p e r s t a ke? Crim e Stopp er s c an t ake your
Crim e Stopp er s t akes tips ab out crim es anony m ous infor mation in dif ferent
that have alread y b e en commit te d or ways:
are ab out to o ccur. Crim e Stopp er s
also t akes infor mation re garding TALK to our tr ain e d infor mation t aker s
th e wh ereab out s of wante d p er sons , at 1- 8 0 0 -222- 8 477.
s to l en p rop er t y, narcotic s , or any oth er
criminal ac tiv it y. 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
W h en you aren’t sure that what you s aw us . T h e “ T IPS T ER ” (that ’s you) is n ever
or h eard is reall y a crim e, c all any way. identif ie d b ut is assign e d a co de
Le t law enforcem ent de cide if it ’s wor th numb er. T h e tip is inves tigate d. T h e
inves tigating. It may b e a pie ce of a p o lice will infor m Crim e Stopp er s
clue to a big crim e. 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 Fe e l f re e to c all b ack at any tim e to add
authorit y who will deal with th e or up date infor mation or to ch e ck on
infor mation . T his could b e th e p o lice th e s t atus of your tip. M ake sure you
or it could b e an agenc y such as th e give your p er sonal co de wh en you c all;
Canada B order S er v ices Agenc y, e tc . oth er wis e Crim e Stopp er s will not give
T h ey have th e l e gal resp onsibilit y to you any infor mation ab out your tip.
inves tigate th e infor mation p rior to
ac ting on it to ensure th e infor mation is 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
cor re c t and not given to us maliciousl y t o Cri m e St o p p e r s?
in order to s e t som e on e up. Crim e Stopp er s will t ake any
infor mation that will p revent a
T h e p o lice c annot obt ain a s earch crim e f rom happ ening or h e lp L aw
war r ant or make an ar res t b as e d Enforcem ent so lve crim e, h e lp in th e
so l e l y on a tip; th ere mus t b e oth er s eizure of illicit dr ugs , re cover s to l en
inte lligence to supp or t th e Crim e p rop er t y or assis t in l o c ating a wante d
Stopp er s infor mation . p er son .
O nce th e infor mation has b e en W h e n N OT t o Ca l l Cri m e St o p p e r s
res earch e d, th e p o lice will all o c ate it to Crim e Stopp er s t akes tips ab out
th e app rop riate of f icer or team to deal crim es or th e p otential of a crim e
with . T his could m ean m ore res earch or b eing commit te d. For any p riorit y
it could m ean ac tion will b e t aken . situations that re quire an imm e diate
resp ons e f rom p o lice, f ire or em ergenc y
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 p er sonn e l, p l eas e c all 9 -1-1.
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 E xamp l es of p riorit y situations include:
p o lice ac t on th e infor mation you have m otor vehicl e or oth er accident s wh en
given . T h ere could b e many reasons a human life is at risk ; threat s of injur y
for that ; th e infor mation may b e p ar t to s e l f or oth er s; f ire to p rop er t y, land
of a larger inves tigation and v isib l e or vehicl es; crim es in p ro gress (ie
ac tion might b e de laye d for som e tim e murder, b reak ins , imp aire d driv ing,
or th e infor mation may remain on e tc .)
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 Additional infor mation that would
b e en us e d or if you don’t s e e a quick assis t with ongoing inves tigations
reso lution, don’t think your infor mation may b e made anony m ousl y to Crim e
was not us e f ul. 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 th em with infor mation concer ning
d i s p l ay, c a l l t race o r acce s s t o my I P criminal ac tiv it y. In Feb r uar y of
a d d r e s s? 19 97 th e Sup rem e Cour t of Canada
Crim e Stopp er s do es not have c all unanim ousl y de cide d that c all er s to
disp lay or c all tr ace. We do not re cord Crim e Stopp er s p ro gr ams were entitl e d
any c alls and we do not have access to to th e p rote c tion of this p riv il e ge.
your IP address . Anony mit y is on e of In a t y pic al c as e which s t ar te d f rom
th e cor n er s ton es of th e Crim e Stopp er s a Crim e Stopp er s tip, th e identit y of
p ro gr am . Subscribing to any of th es e th e infor m er is unk now n to b oth th e
aids would je op ardize anony mit y Crim e Stopp er s Co ordinator who to o k
and comp romis e our inte grit y. Crim e th e c all or on lin e tip and th e c as e
Stopp er s ensures your anony mit y, no inves tigator. T h e Sup rem e Cour t went
mat ter what m e tho d you cho os e to on to conf ir m that th e p riv il e ge is so
cont ac t th em with infor mation . 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
I s Cri m e St o p p e r s ru n by t h e p o l i ce? (even if it were it to b e k now n) b ut
Crim e Stopp er s is not r un by th e p o lice. also of any infor mation which might
We are s ep ar ate and ap ar t f rom any L aw imp licitl y reveal his or h er identit y. T his
Enforcement Agenc y. Crime Stopp er s is th e p remis e b ehind th e claim that
is a non - p rof it , charit ab l e p ro gr am r un “Crim e Stopp er s ensures th e tips ter s
by vo lunte er s f rom th e communit y. T h e anony mit y.”
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 H ow d o I co l l e c t my r ewa r d?
of D ire c tor s c annot b e emp l oye d by I f th e infor mation is go o d and law
any law enforcem ent agenc y. All th e enforcem ent us es th e infor mation to
m on ey r ais e d for Crim e Stopp er s com es h e lp so lve a crim e, you may b e e ligib l e
through donations or fund raising. for a reward of up to $2,0 0 0.0 0. A
Po lice agencies p rov ide no f inancial reward mus t b e re comm ende d and
supp or t to Crim e Stopp er s , although app rove d by th e B o ard of D ire c tor s
th ey do designate a m emb er of th eir of Crim e Stopp er s . O nce th e reward is
s er v ice to ac t as a co ordinator. app rove d, ar r angem ent s are made for
th e c all er to pick up th eir c ash reward
H ow c a n yo u e n s u r e a n o ny m i t y? in a way that is s e cure.
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 W h en you have infor mation that c an
of ev idence, which s ays p o lice do h e lp s top a crim e b e fore it happ ens
not have to reveal infor mation which cont ac t us 24 - hour s a day 7- days a
might identif y a p er son who supp lies we ek 365 days a year.
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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 13STATISTICS
Ca l g a r y Ye a r t o D a t e To t a l S i n c e
Statistics 2 012 19 82
Tip s Re c e i ve d 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
Pro p e r t y Re c ove r e d $ 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
Rewa r d s Au t h o r i z e d $70,715 $1, 3 6 5 , 4 27
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D 3 G row O p e r a t i o n s d i s m a n t l e d D 47 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d
= $ 9 4 9, 270 wo r t h o f = 3 arrests
marijuana seized D 13 D r u g Tr a f f i c k i n g c a s e s so l ve d
D 6 9 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d = 7 arrests
= 6 arrests D 1 Th e f t c a s e so l ve d
D10 D r u g Tr a f f i c k i n g c a s e s so l ve d = 1 arrest
= 5 arrests D 1 S t o l e n Ve h i c l e r e c ove r e d
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
N OV E M B E R
O C TO B E R
D 16 Wa n t e d c a s e s so l ve d
D 3 G row O p e r a t i o n s d i s m a n t l e d = 6 arrests
= $2 ,023 ,75 0 wo r t h o f D 21 D r u g Tr a f f i c k i n g c a s e s so l ve d
marijuana seized = 11 a r r e s t s
D 1 Wa n t e d c a s e so l ve d D 2 G row O p e r a t i o n s d i s m a n t l e d
= 1 arrest = $1, 3 8 6 , 25 0 wo r t h o f
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 marijuana seized
= 5 arrests 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 B r e a k a n d E n t e r 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 D r u g Po s s e s si o 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
D 1 We a p o n r e c ove r e d 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 19COPPER 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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20 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T YAnnual 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 21COPPER THEFT “the red gold rush”
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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22 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Yof 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 23COPPER THEFT “the red gold rush”
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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24 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T YE 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 25COPPER THEFT “the red gold rush”
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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26 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y32M98 , 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 27COPPER THEFT “the red gold rush”
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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28 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T YReport 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.
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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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 29N 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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30 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y“ 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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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 31N 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 .
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 V ik ram Kulkarni
Calgar y Transit Peace O f f icer
Public Safet y & Enfo rcement
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32 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y[ kid’s
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CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y 33C 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 34 CR I M E S TO PPER S ENSU R E S YO U R AN O N YM I T Y
[ kid’s
UNSOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
section]
2012- 0 4 - 03 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T diate l y rever s e d and e x ite d th e y ard.
Sy l va n L a ke Vehicl e describ e d as:
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un - Honda Civic
k now n entere d an oil b at ter y by m eans 4 D r silver- grey in co l or
unk now n . O nce inside copp er grounds b earing unre gis tere d Alb er t a p late.
were rem ove d creating a dangerous situ - Damage / Loss: n /a
ation in which th e b uilding was not con -
n e c te d to th e ground grid. 2012- 05 -10 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Damage / Loss: $13, 50 0 We s t e r o s e
($6, 50 0 ground c ab l e; $1,0 0 0 conn e c tor s; En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un -
$2,O O O Cab l e Tr ay; $4,0 0 0 lab or) 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
2012- 0 4 -26 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T c ab l e tr ay at th e Wes teros e S outh
S h e r wo o d Pa r k B at ter y. It app ear s that a vehicl e had
El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) b e en p arke d al ong th e eas t side of th e
unk now n entere d a subs t ation by m eans l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e through th e
unk now n (th e b arb wire on top of th e en - fence.
tr ance gate app eare d to b e comp ress e d). Damage / Loss: $5,0 0 0
Once inside copp er grounds were remove d
f rom th e s witch gear b uilding creating a 2012- 05 -15 TH E F T Fr o g L a ke
dangerous situation in which th e b uilding O il / G as en erg y comp any rep or t s
was not conn e c te d to th e ground grid. p er son(s) unk now n s to l e grounding c ab l es
Damage / Loss: $3, 20 0 f rom si x te en (16) dif ferent we ll sites .
Loss: $8 ,0 0 0
2012- 05 - 0 9 SUS PI CO US AC TI V IT Y
E d m o nt o n 2012- 05 -17 TH E F T Sy l va n L a ke
El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s a vehicl e O il / G as en erg y comp any rep or t s
entere d a s tor age y ard, jus t p rior to cl os- p er son(s) unk now n cut and rem ove d
ing, and sl owl y drove around app arentl y grounding c ab l es in a numb er of sp ot s at
scouting th e area . T h e s tor age y ard con - an unfence d p ro duc tion site; no inter r up -
t ains copp er wire. An emp l oye e b l o cke d tion of s er v ice, however p otential ha z ard
th e vehicl e with a fork lif t and p ro ce e de d for emp l oye e s afe t y.
to app ro ach th e driver. T h e vehicl e imm e - Damage / Loss: $ 5,0 0 0
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Copper Metal Theft
2012- 05 -23 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T 2012- 05 -23 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
We s t e r o s e We s t e r o s e
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un - 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 k now n entere d a subs t ation and s to l e wire
wire s to l en f rom al ong wes t chain link f rom anoth er n earby B at ter y site. Copp er
fence. W ire was rem ove d al ong south wire was rem ove d f rom th e c ab l e tr ays at
fence lin e to main gate. Culp rit s were in - th e Wes teros e S outh B at ter y. It app ear s
side fence on th e do ck wh ere wire pie ces that a vehicl e had b e en p arke d al ong th e
are s tore d. It app ear s that a vehicl e had eas t side of th e l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e
b e en p arke d al ong th e eas t side of th e through th e fence. Per sons and a vehicl e
l eas e and p ull e d th e c ab l e through th e were found on th e comp any ’s sur veillance
fence. Per sons and a vehicl e were found s ys tem . Copies of th es e were s ent to th e
on th e comp any ’s sur veillance s ys tem . R CM P. Po lice also have pic tures of fo ot
Po lice also have pic tures of fo ot p rint s p rint s and tire tr ack s as we ll as a b lack
and tire tr ack s as we ll as a b lack to o l b ox to o l b ox that was in comp ressor b uilding.
that was in comp ressor b uilding. T his T his b ox cont ain e d som e mas ter p adl o ck s
b ox cont ain e d som e mas ter p adl o ck s and and dup lic ate A -389 Keys . S om e Keys were
dup lic ate A -389 Keys . S om e Keys were re covere d out side of th e south eas t gate.
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 inger-
T h e b lack to o l b ox was s e cure d for f inger- p rint s . O ut side th e wes t chain link fence
p 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
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
found. Damage / Loss: $9, 50 0 Damage / Loss: $9, 50 0
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Copper Metal Theft
section]
2012- 05 -27 TH E F T 2012- 0 6 - 02 TH E F T
Pi g e o n L a ke R i m b ey
O il / G as en erg y comp any rep or t s O il / G as en erg y comp any rep or t s
p er son(s) unk now n entere d onto B at ter y p er son(s) unk now n cut th e gate chain and
site and cut ground c ab l e n ear th e entere d onto 2 l eas e sites and s tripp e d
comp ressor b uilding. Af ter f ur th er b oth of ground wire.
inves tigation found all th e ground c ab l e Damage / Loss: $5,0 0 0
s to l en . T his is th e s e cond similar
o ccur rence at this l o c ation
Damage / Loss: $5,0 0 0 2012- 0 6 - 0 6 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Calgary
2012- 05 -29 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T El e c tric en erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s)
We s t e r o s e unk now n cut a ho l e in a chain link fence
En erg y comp any rep or t s p er son(s) un - and once inside site, cut and rem ove d
k now n entere d a subs t ation and s to l e copp er ground wires of f of t wo supp or t
30 0 y ards of ground c ab l e s to l en f rom s tr uc tures and grounding wire f rom th e
c ab l e tr ay at th e Cr aig B at ter y and got fence. S ever al oth er e quipm ent grounds
th eir mini van s tuck in th e f ie ld on th e in cl os e p rox imit y were un -touch e d. Small
eas t side of th e site. Po lice towe d th e van coils of cut of f copp er as we ll as s ever al
for f inger p rinting. It is b e lieve d th e cul - copp er p lates were found out side of th e
p rit s may b e A sian given th e reading ma - fence d area.
terial found in th e van . Lo c ation: Cal gar y
Damage / Loss: $5,0 0 0 Damage / Loss: $1, 50 0
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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.
TAR P O N E N E RGY S E RV I CE S LTD.
E N M A X - live cable transfo rmer B e t we en M onday, Jul y 9, 2012, and T hur s-
(p ub lic s afe t y issue) day, Jul y 19, 2012, $28 , 451. 52 wor th of
S om e tim e b e t we en 1 a . m . and 3 a . m . , copp er wire was s to l en f rom Tar p on En -
on We dn esday, Ap ril 24, 2012, unk now n erg y S er v ices Ltd. , at 7020 81 Stre e t S . E .
of fender(s) gain e d access into a com - A key or c ard s wip e access may have b e en
m ercial y ard at 70 41 Far re ll R d. S . E . O nce us e d by th e of fender s to gain access in -
inside, th e of fender(s) cut a large h eav y side th e fence d comp ound. T h e am ount of
gauge copp er wire b e l onging to an Enma x wire s to l en would have re quire d a f latb e d
tr ans for m er. N othing m ore was t aken due tr uck or larger to rem ove it .
to th e copp er wire b eing live wh en it was
cut , which like l y resulte d in signif ic ant CO NSTRUC TI O N SITE
sho ck and /or e l e c tric al b ur n . Building Under Cons truc tion
Cos t to rep lace th e copp er wire is es timat- S om e tim e b e t we en Friday, O c tob er 26,
e d at $10,0 0 0 2012, and Tuesday, O c tob er 30, 2012, un -
k now n culp rit(s) entere d a b uilding under
ENMAX cons truc tion on t wo separate o ccasions,
S om e tim e b e t we en 5 p. m . , on Tuesday, at 2021 10 0 Avenue N . E . O n b oth o cc a -
Augus t 7, 2012, and 7 a . m . , on We dn esday, sions , culp rit(s) entere d th e b uilding and
Augus t 8 , 2012, unk now n of fender(s) en - s to l e copp er wiring.
tere d a cons tr uc tion site l o c ate d on th e Tot al value of copp er wiring s to l en is over
wes t side of Q uar r y Park B oul evard S . E . $6, 6 0 0.
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
[ kid’s
2012- 0 6 -11 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T 2012- 0 6 -19 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
St e t t l e r Edson
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
cut a hole in a p erimeter fence. Pieces of cut the hasp/ lo ck of f the main gate at a
co p p er wire were found outside the fence substation yard and stole a 6 fo ot wide
and vehicle track s in the vicinit y. wo o den reel containing ap prox ; 50 0 meter s
Media re p o r ted “ PO LICE USE SPIK E BELT TO ADSS f ibre O ptic Cable. O n 2012 JUN 22, the
STO P FLEEING DRIVER ” arrested fo r this inci - reel and cable were recovered.
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dent. D amag e /Loss: $3, 50 0
“…there was a heaping amount of co p p er
wire in the b ox of the vehicle.” 2012- 0 6 -21 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Jason John DUN LO P, 31 yr s , Red D eer, AB
arrested numerous charges .
D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0
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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.
D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0
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2012- 0 6 -12 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Red Deer 2012- 0 6 -26 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) T h o r s by
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cut through a securit y fence and once inside Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts decommis-
the site, cut and stole co p p er ground wire. sioned gas plant last insp ec ted in May and
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D amag e /Loss: $22,650 June site insp ec tion found p er son(s) cut a
hole in substation p erimeter fence and pried
2012- 0 6 -18 TH E F T Ll oyd m i n i s t e r o p en a window allowing access into the
Energy comp any re p o r ts an employee ob - switchgear building. O nce inside co p p er
ser ved a male in a D o dge D urango truck bus bar and co p p er grounding cables were
(with damage to the f ront fender p assenger stolen. Bus bar is describ ed as 3/8 ” thick x 3”
side) at a well site. When ap pro ached by the wide of various lengths . It is estimated 20 0
employee, the male f led. It was later discov- feet was taken.
ered the male had removed /cut a substan - D amage /Loss: $43,0 0 0
tial numb er of wire. Photos taken of vehicle
and licence numb er obtained. Subsequent 2012- 0 6 -28 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
investigation found the truck had b een Red Deer
re p o r ted stolen. Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts contrac to r
D amag e /Loss: n/a arrived on site in early mo rning to f ind male
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Copper Metal Theft
section]
subjec t in secure yard waving arms . Where trays and cut ap prox . 520 meter s of co p p er
up on the Contrac to r sto p p ed his vehicle. grounding strap into 2 meter strips .
Up on ap pro aching the Contrac to r the sub - D amage /Loss: $25,0 0 0
jec t stated he thought it was someone else
and ran of f down the ro ad towards a p arked 2012- 07- 0 6 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
pickup truck . Subsequent insp ec tion of the Three Hills
yard found a hole had b een cut in a p erim - Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut
eter fence. Co p p er ground wire had b een cut ground cables throughout the plant yard.
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of f various struc tures and equipment inside D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0
substation. Ground mats had b een pulled
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up and ground wire was cut leading to e x- 2012- 07- 07 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
tremely ha zardous situations fo r site p er- Three Hills
sonnel. A pile of cut co p p er wire was found Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut
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near the hole in fence. ground cables throughout the plant yard.
D amag e /Loss: $12,142 D amag e /Loss: $5, 60 0
2012- 07- 01 TH E F T R i m b ey
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entered three (3) dif ferent sites in the same
area and stole ground cables , heater co rds L
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
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
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and sight glass . white Fo rd F150, 4 do o r, with shinny rims
D amag e /Loss: $1, 50 0 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
2012- 07- 01 TH E F T Fo r t M c M u rray truck was sp ot ted at another bat ter y site
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) east of D ray ton Valley.
entered construc tion camp and cut /stole D amag e /Loss: n/a
large amount elec trical cable.
D amage /Loss: $12,0 0 0 2012- 07-21 TH E F T R i m b ey
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
2012- 07- 05 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T entered a compresso r site and removed
D ru m h e l l e r ground ro d lids , cut of f ground cables f rom
Elec tric energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) 6 buildings and cables f rom an elec trical
cut the lo ck of f at a main gate sto rage rack .
site. O nce inside culprits accessed cable D amag e /Loss: $7, 50 0
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SOLVED Crimes
Copper Metal Theft
[ kid’s
2012- 07-26 TH E F T Pe n h o l d 2012- 0 8 -29 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) E d m o nt o n
stole a bat ter y and cut /removed cables f rom O il / Gas energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s)
an elec trical cabinet at a well site resulting entered a terminal building. O nce inside
in a SC ADA communication erro r. lo ck s were cut of f cabinet and all co p p er
D amage /Loss: $2,0 0 0
2012- 0 8 -20 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T D
wire contents stolen.
D amage /Loss: $50,0 0 0
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Camrose 2012- 0 9 -26 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut R o c k y M o u nt a i n H o u s e
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ground cables around tank and truck Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut lo ck s
b o nding . of f the gate to the compresso r site and cut
D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0 20 0 fee t of 160 0 0 2 /0AW660 0 W gro und cable
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D amage /Loss: $3,0 0 0
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2012- 0 8 -26 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Camrose 2012-10 -10 B R E AK E NTE R TH E F T
Energy comp any re p o r ts that second time at B e ave r l o d g e
this site p er son(s) cut 15 feet ground cables Energy comp any re p o r ts p er son(s) cut
around the tank and truck b onding. ground cable and star t up cables f rom site.
D amage /Loss: $5,0 0 0 D amage /Loss: $3,0 0 0
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Copper Metal Theft
section]
TE LUS - o f f e n d e r c h a r g e d witnesses obser ved the man walk ing south
Pu b l i c S a f e t y I ss u e through a f ield and then into a tree line out
O n T hur sday, July 5, 2012, at 4:4 0 a . m., of sight. T he susp ec t lef t b ehind the sec tion
TELUS Communications were the vic tims of of cable.
a thef t of ab ove ground telecommunications
cable. T he thef t was f rom a lo cation on the T he Calgar y Police Ser vice were called to
south side of Countr y Hills B oulevard N . E ., the scene and conduc ted a search of the
ab out 20 0 m east of Stoney Trail N . E ., Cal - area where the culprit was obser ved f leeing
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gar y. O f fender(s) cut and removed the cable and found t wo additional, 20 fo ot sec tions
which resulted in a total loss of all telecom - of co p p er cable, hidden in the bushes . T he
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munication ser vices , such as tele phone, in - cable recovered was wo r th $22,0 0 0
ternet and 911 access to ap proximately 415
homes in this area . LR T Trac k s - o f f e n d e r/s c h a r g e d
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Pu b l i c S a f e t y I ss u e
T hrough the cour se of the investigation, a Since March 2011, the Calgar y Light Rail
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f ire was lo cated ap proximately 1 k m away Transit s ystem (LRT ) has b een the vic tim of
f rom where the thef t to ok place. O n scene, numerous thef ts of co p p er cable and pro p -
p olice lo cated the cable stolen f rom the ear- er t y damage. T hese t yp es of crimes greatly
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lier thef t. O f fender(s) had at tempted to burn imp ac t the day to day o p erations of the LRT
the strip of plastic co ating of f the cable to s ystem; which on a t ypical day moves ap -
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access the co p p er wire. proximately 250,0 0 0 p eo ple to and f rom
wo rk . T he total cost to date of stolen pro p -
A s a result of this investigation over er t y and pro p er t y damage is estimated at
$30 0,0 0 0 wo r th of stolen vehicles and trail - over $8 0,0 0 0.
er s were also recovered.
In addition, the thef ts of the ear th cable
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 cause the s ystem to slow down and can af-
Pu b l i c S a f e t y I ss u e fec t the pro pulsion moto r s on the train car s
O n Monday, June 25, 2012, at ap proximately by adding dangerous amounts of weight to
8:20 a . m., a man entered the pro p er t y of them.
CBC Radio Canada at 8717 O ld Banf f Co ach
Rd. SW. O nce inside the fenced yard, he T hese train car s cost ap prox $10 0,0 0 0 p er
cut a 20 fo ot sec tion of co p p er wire. Two unit.
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STOLEN Property
[ kid’s
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
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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
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
- large quantit y s tripp e d te l e communic ations c ab l e c asing
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- 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
section]
- 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.
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.
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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
CL AY TO N DARW I N RO O K E ar rival, p o lice obs er ve d s ever al dis tinc tl y
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 .
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