RCMP officers compared the damage to telecommunications and power utility infrastructure caused by copper theft to blocking a major highway or sabotaging a bridge. (RCMP - image credit)

Police and companies affected by copper thefts are trying to tackle the problem that’s becoming more pervasive in Nova Scotia.

At a town hall meeting in Tatamagouche on Wednesday, RCMP district commander for Colchester County Sgt. Marc Rose said it is a significant file.

“Copper theft and wire theft is huge across the province right now. We’re just inundated in Colchester with that,” said Rose.

Officers compared the damage to telecommunications and power utility infrastructure to blocking a major highway or sabotaging a bridge.

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