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                                                                   SO UTH & CE NTR AL ALB E R TA

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CONTENTS
                           PAGE 6
                           Crime Stoppers History
                           PAGE 8
                           What Is Crime Stoppers?
                           PAGE 14
                           Statistics
                           PAGE 20
                           Copper Theft “the red gold rush”
                           PAGE 35
                           Unsolved Crimes
                           PAGE 40
                           Solved Crimes
                           PAGE 46
                           Stolen Property
                           PAGE 48
                           Crime Word Search
                           PAGE 49
                           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
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   b er t a .

We inv ite you to b e com e
infor m e d with the
content s of our
               ur
quar terl y magaa zine and
the issues af fe
               e c ting
your communitiesities .

Sp e cial thank s to
Crim e Watch Canada
for their p ar tner
                ner ship,
to the b usinesses
                sses
who adver tise in
this pub lication
                on
and to all thosese
who remain
anony mous .

Roger Monette
R o g e r M o n e t te
                     e
President
Alb er t a Crim e Stopp er s A sso
                                 o cia
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                                     ation
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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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STATISTICS
     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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AUGUST                                                     SE P TE M BE R
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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                                                                             preparatory day school in
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                                                                              in Preschool - Grade 12.

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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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COPPER 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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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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COPPER 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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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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COPPER 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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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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COPPER 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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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.

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Submit ted by Ac ting Staf f Sergeant Jason B obrowich
Calgar y Police Ser vice
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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 .

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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                                           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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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
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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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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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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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                                                           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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      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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                                                                 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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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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      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

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                                                                 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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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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                                                        ARK DIRECTIONAL
                                                        SERVICES INC.

                                                      109 – 1010 Railway St., Crossfield, Alberta T0M 0S0
                HORIZONTAL AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING   Tel: 403 946-2550 Fax: 403 946-2551
                      COMPLETELY UNMANNED             Calgary Technical Sales
                   EM & PULSE MWD CAPABILITIES        Tel: 403 946-2550

                          WELL PLANNING               Mailing Address
                                                      PO Box 10219, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0H5
                        ALBERTA – COLORADO

                            www.arkdirectional.com

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      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 .

                                                      R
      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

                             R
      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

                           A
      -    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

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-   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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                            ALUM INUM                          D E ALER                            PO LICE
                            B L ACK                            D E AT H                            POWER
                            M AR K E T                         ELEC T R I C                        R O O FI N G
                            B O LT S                           GU T T ER S                         SCR AP
                            B R A SS                           INDUS T RY                          SMUGG LER S
                            B R O NZE                          LO OT ER S                          S T E ALIN G
                            C AB LE S                          M AN H O LE                         TA SK
                            CO PPER                            M ELT                               FO R CE
                            COS T                              M E TAL                             T ELEPH O N E
                            CR ACK D OWN                       PIPIN G                             T H EF T
                            CR IM E                            PL AT INUM                          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
     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 .

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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            4 03 - 9 4 8 - 9 422                4 03 - 692- 6 6 67                     4 03 -207- 49 41
            151A E as t L ake B lvd NE          B ay C 3851 21 St NE                   211 Wes tch es ter Way
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            ALIX - M AC SCH O O L               ECK V I LLE M U N I CI PAL             HAN LO N
            4 03 -747-2778                      LI B R ARY                             AG CE NTR E LTD.
            4723 49 St                          4 03 -74 6 -324 0                      4 03 -329 - 8 6 8 6
            ALIX                                4 855 51 Ave                           30 05 18 Ave N
                                                ECK V ILLE                             LE T HBR ID G E
            AMBBER
            PRO FE SS I O NAL                   E I LE E N ’S B E D &                  HAR DWO O D
            E STH E TI C S S PA &               B R E AK FA ST                         FLO O R I N G
            TR AI N I N G CE NTR E              4 03 -742-3827                         D E P OT LTD.
            4 03 -245 - 0 022                   B ox 195                               4 03 -735 - 0525
            4911 Marlb orough Drive             S T E T T LER                          3 433 12 St NE
            NE                                                                         C ALGARY
            C ALGARY                            E NTE R PR I S E R E NT- A-
                                                C AR                                   HAY D E N ’S
            B M E XC AVAT I N G                 4 03 -328 -3517                        M ACH I N E
            4 03 -715 -2810                     110 6 3 Ave S                          S H O P LTD.
            BOX 610                             LE T HBR ID G E                        4 03 -558 -3911
            COALHUR S T                                                                111 M or rison R d
                                                E SSO S I LV E R S PR I N G S          LO N G V IE W
            BO NA SE R A PIZ Z A                4 03 - 6 89 - 0 429
            4 03 -273 -3151                     8 0 8 0 Silver Sp rings B lvd          H O N G KO N G
            #11, 3525 26A Ave SE                NW                                     R E STAU R ANT
            C ALGARY                            C ALGARY                               & M OTE L
                                                                                       4 03 -54 6 -38 6 6
            CE NTE N N IAL                      E V E LY N ’S M E M O RY               101 Centr al Ave W
            I N SU L ATI O N LTD.               L AN E C AFE                           LIND EN
            4 03 -28 0 - 6 0 43                 4 03 - 652-18 87
            8 4 Pas adena G ardens NE           118 B 4 Ave SE                         J TG T R U C K I N G
            C ALGARY                            H I G H R I V ER                       4 03 -20 4 -310 0
                                                                                       23 Tar al ea Place
            CR E ST WO O D PHAR M AC Y          G A S TO PU B                          C ALGARY
            4 03 -527- 4542                     4 03 -528 - 8989
            1827 D unm ore R o ad SE            4 Str achan Cr t SE
            M ED I CIN E HAT                    M ED I CIN E HAT

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S T E T T LER                         30 H allb ro o k D r                   T ILLE Y
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K I N G KO N G - K R E TE                                                    TO O R D R APE RY &
4 03 -58 0 - 0 673                    SCOTIABAN K                            B LI N DS
41 Ston e Cres SE                     4 03 -223 -56 03                       4 03 -717-1795
M ED I CIN E HAT                      5115 4 8 Ave                           275 M ar tin Crossing
                                      TAB ER                                 Manor
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P O O L S & S PA S                    S I K S I K A E M E RG E N C Y
4 03 -727- 010 0                      M E D I C AL S E RV I CE S             TOW N O F CL AR E S H O L M
6103 Center St SW                     4 03 -73 4 -39 9 9                     4 03 - 625 -3381
C ALGARY                              B ox 1130                              221 45 Ave W
                                      SIK SIK A                              CL AR E SH O L M
O R I O N SAFE T Y
EQ U I PM E NT LTD.                   S I LV E R D O LL AR PLUS              WAL M AR T
4 03 - 817- 0123                      LTD.                                   SU PE RCE NTR E
473 4 14 St NE                        4 03 -254 - 0251                       4 03 - 9 95 -1371
C ALGARY                              116 250 Shaw v ill e B lvd SE          #50 0, 201 S outhridge D r
                                      C ALGARY                               O KOTO K S
PR AI R I E PR EC A ST
4 03 -58 0 -5757                      SM IT T Y ’S R E STAU R ANT            W E S TM O U N T
4 4 R ossm eir B ay                   4 03 - 932- 4 626                      E LE M E NTARY SCH O O L
M ED I CIN E HAT                      2 Wes t Side D rive                    4 03 - 93 4 -30 41
                                      CO CHR ANE                             220 W h eatland Tr ail
RO CK L AK E                                                                 S T R AT H MO R E
4 03 -3 45 -3892                      S PECIAL PROJ EC T S
B ox 1297                             L AN DSC API N G                       WO LFE TR E N CH I N G LTD.
COALDALE                              4 03 - 817- 0 89 6                     4 03 -30 8 -3892
                                      785 Tusc any Sp rings B lvd            B ox 337
ROYAL LE PAG E                        C ALGARY                               LE T HBR ID G E
CE NTR AL
4 03 -742-33 4 4                      SU BWAY                                WO R LDW I D E STAR TE R S
4701 50 Ave                           SAN DW I CH E S                        & ALTE R NATO R
S T E T T LER                         & SAL ADS                              S PE C I ALI S T S LTD.
                                      4 03 -742-2727                         4 03 -207- 0 4 47
                                      4 629 59 St                            230 4 52 St SE
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                                        E N SU R I N G SAFE R CO M M U N ITI E S
                                         PUB LISH ED BY CR IM E WATCH C ANADA
                                                     IN SUPPO R T O F

                Ca l g a r y Cri m e St o p p e r s                         L e t h b ri d g e Cri m e St o p p e r s
                    PO B ox 5 St ation M                                       PO B ox 6 63 St ation M ain
                   Calgar y AB T 2P 2G9                                          Le thb ridge AB T1J 3Z6

           Ce nt ra l Al b e r t a Cri m e St o p p e r s                  M e d i c i n e H at Cri m e St o p p e r s
                          PO B ox 33                                                       8 8 4 2 St SE
                  R e d D e er AB T4N 5E7                                     M e dicine Hat AB T1A 8 H2

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