Edmonton police issued a public appeal on Nov. 5 for Chad Brochu, 43, as the city’s copper-wire theft reports have already surpassed the 2024 total.

Police said the warrants concern four break-ins between January 2025 and February 2026: two at telecommunications towers and two at homes under construction.

Investigators estimate the value of stolen property and damage at more than $80,000.

The warrants involve four break-and-enter counts and one probation breach; the allegations have not been proven in court.

By Nov. 5, Edmonton police had recorded about 424 copper-wire theft reports and 40 arrests in 2026, compared with about 318 reports in all of 2024.

Separate incidents disrupted streetlights and, in late October, internet service for thousands of customers in several Edmonton neighbourhoods.

Police did not say whether the tower break-ins in the Brochu case caused any outages.

Police asked anyone with information about Brochu’s whereabouts not to approach him and to call 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.