DURING the past few weeks, the Abbotsford Police Department Crime Reduction Unit has been investigating an uptick in commercial wire thefts targeting Telus communication lines throughout the Abbotsford area.
These thefts have resulted in over $100,000 worth of damage to Telus infrastructure, interrupting critical 911 and other telecommunication services.
Police are looking for public assistance in obtaining dash camera footage from anyone travelling in the area of the two most recent thefts under investigation, which occurred in the:
* The 1000-block of McCallum Road (between McConnell Road and Vye Road) on October 17 between 5 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., and
* The 4500-block of Sumas Mountain Road (between McKee Road and Dawson Road) on October 23 between 4 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
Abbotsford Police are reminding residents that all Telus employees or contractors working on overhead telecommunications lines will be operating vehicles and equipment that would be fully identifiable to the organizations they belong to.
Police encourage the public to report suspicious activity to or around overhead telecommunication lines in their neighbourhoods to the police. Anyone with information or who may have dash camera footage from the incidents on October 17 and 23 is asked to contact Abbotsford Police at [email protected].
