Lloydminster RCMP investigates damaged power line poles
Lloydminster, Alta. – On April 30, 2025, at 4:57 a.m., Lloydminster RCMP responded to a 911 call regarding a male outside the back alley of 44 Street between 56 Avenue and 57B Avenue cutting electrical wires on power line poles. Lloydminster RCMP members attended the scene, found and subsequently arrested a lone male cutting wires on power poles. A search incidental to arrest revealed items including hand tools and copper wire.
At 9:12 a.m., an Atco Electric employee reported that seven power poles were damaged. In a statement, an Atco employee said: “This ground system protects people and equipment from electric shock, lightning strikes, and electrical noise. Without electrical ground there is potential of fire, damage to equipment as well as shock.”
Lloydminster RCMP, with the assistance of Lloydminster General Investigation Section, have charged Travis Lee Fraser (32), a resident of Lloydminster, with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime;
- Theft under $5000;
- Mischief under $5000;
- Possession of break-in instruments; and
- Failure to comply with a probation order.
Fraser was brought before a justice of the peace who released him on conditions. He is to appear before the Lloydminster Provincial Court on May 6, 2025.
The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and cooperation during this investigation. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to please contact the Lloydminster RCMP at 780-808-8400, or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
