Queensland Police have charged two men after an investigation into the theft of about 239 kilograms of copper wire from a commercial site on Redbank Plains Road, near Ipswich. Police allege the theft followed a nine-day series of incidents. At about 11 p.m. on November 1, a masked man was captured on CCTV deliberately damaging a security camera. On November 5, offenders cut through perimeter fencing and forced a door with a crowbar.
An inspection on November 9 found main earthing cable and other cabling cut and removed, and the damage caused power disruptions to several businesses within the premises. Detectives from the Ipswich Property Crime Group led the investigation. A damaged camera is not just vandalism: it is often reconnaissance, and the days that follow are the highest-risk window for the site.
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Original summary by the Xtreme Security Briefing team, based on the reporting above. Charges are allegations and have not been proven in court. Source checked: Nov 13, 2026.