Suspects pulled cables from manholes in Calgary copper-wire thefts: CPS
Posted Aug 27, 2026 11:04 am.
Police have charged four people after two early‑morning copper‑wire thefts in northeast Calgary last week.
Calgary police say the first call came in around 5 a.m. on Friday when a witness reported a red SUV on Edmonton Trail NE in Greenview Industrial Park with a tow strap running into a manhole.
Police arrived to find three people beside the open manhole and took them into custody.
Three days later, at about 5:50 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to another report of a suspicious vehicle parked beside a manhole on the same stretch of Edmonton Trail.
Police found one suspect asleep in the vehicle and another inside the manhole. Roughly 25 feet of cut telecom cable was recovered along with tools and small quantities of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl.
In the first incident, Calvin Hawryluk, 46, is charged with mischief over $5,000 and drug possession, and Linda Scott, 57, faces charges for mischief over $5,000 and breaching probation.
In the second incident, Eric Dube, 50, faces charges for theft over $5,000, mischief, break‑in instruments, release‑order breaches and vehicle‑related offences.
Police say 29-year-old Aurora Burr is linked to both incidents and is charged with mischief over $5,000, and additional offences including theft, break‑in instruments, release‑order breaches and drug possession.
Anyone with additional information can contact Calgary police at 403‑266‑1234, or reach Crime Stoppers anonymously.
