Cops on trail of copper thieves

By Philip Rushton

Late last week, $1,000 of heavy gauge copper wiring was stolen from Open Energy Corporation's job site.

“There's on-going investigation with the operator's group and police,” said Brian Tweedy, Open Energy Corporation Superintendent.

World-wide copper prices have gone up in the past three months, rising to over $4 per pound.

“With a couple of big spools, you have to melt it down or scrap it,” said Marcel Preville, manager at Edson Home Hardware.

Thieves have stolen piping from air conditioning units and leaving electrical and telephone companies sub-stations in dangerous situations and customers without power.

“You have to be pretty ambitious to do all that work,” Preville said. “There has to be a easier way to make a living.”

RCMP have been working together with companies to help prevent theft so selling stolen goods will be harder.

“It's irritating to have to deal with this,” said Tweedy, “but it's not going unnoticed and won't be ignored.”


PS I wish I had copied the link to this brilliant cartoon blogger who had come to the same un-funny punny lame play on words that I tried to work into the headline. Thanks!