DRPS seeks two suspects in Uxbridge commercial break-and-enter thefts

Durham Regional Police are asking the public to help identify two suspects who broke into a shipping container at an Uxbridge electrical contractor in August and September, stealing copper wiring and other supplies.

By Daily Durham News

Oct 13, 2026, 2:17 p.m. ET1 min read

Stacks of shipping containers at a port, seen from above — Police say a shipping container was broken into in Uxbridge. Photo: Igor Ovsyannykov, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 · Credit: Igor Ovsyannykov, Wikimedia Commons

The Durham Regional Police Service is looking to identify two suspects following a commercial break-and-enter in Uxbridge.

According to police, a shipping container at Penn and McQuire Electric, located at 7 Banff Road, was broken into on Aug. 31 and again on Sept. 8, 2026, at approximately 3 a.m. A quantity of copper wiring and other electrical supplies was stolen. Police say two suspects are believed to be associated with a white fourth-generation Dodge Ram pickup truck.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1505. Anonymous tips can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

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