Logan police have charged a man following the theft of copper wiring from electrical infrastructure at Slacks Creek on 5 November.
Around 2.30am, officers were conducting high-visibility patrols when they observed a man acting suspiciously near an electrical pit at the intersection of Paradise Road and the Pacific Highway.
As officers approached, the man allegedly fled the scene on a bicycle before running into nearby bushland.
Police pursued the man on foot and located several open electrical pits containing damaged wiring, along with three large coils of copper cable concealed in vegetation near a creek.
Officers continued searching the area and located the man hiding along a creek bank.
Further investigations identified 10 electrical pits that had allegedly been opened and damaged, with copper wiring cut and removed. Police also located tools near the electrical pits.
A 47-year-old Loganholme man has been charged with two counts of stealing and one count each of wilful damage, possession of implements intended for use in an offence and obstructing a police officer.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 16 February.
