Some Abbotsford residents are without phone and internet service on Thursday due to two cable thefts.
The first theft happened at 5:11 a.m. on Thursday when Telus and Rogers cable lines were cut in the 33500 block of Huntingdon Road, Abbotsford police said.
They confirmed crews were on site and fixing the lines and Rogers cables were fixed early afternoon.
The second theft happened at 6 a.m. in the 4500 block of Sumas Mountain Road, about a 20-minute drive away.
Abbotsford police said a large amount of Telus cables were cut in this area leaving people without telephone and internet service and costing about $100,000 to fix.
It is not clear if the two incidents are connected but Abbotsford police are investigating.
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