Five telecommunication cables servicing the area north of Memorial Drive S.E. were damaged, resulting in the loss of phone, internet, and television services.

A man has been arrested after a copper wire theft in southeast Calgary disrupted phone, internet, and television services for around 1,200 residences and businesses.

Work through by the CPS General Investigation Unit, 40-year-old Justin Cecil Scott has been charged with mischief over $5000 and theft over $5,000.

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On Aug. 5, Scott and a second suspect accessed a manhole in the alleyway near the 2600 block of Radcliffe Drive S.E., where it was believed that they cut telecommunication cables in an attempt to steal copper wiring.

After being confronted by a witness who later called 911, they fled the scene in a r

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