Police have arrested two men over the theft of copper wiring from Town Square Redbank Plains.
Officers say security equipment was sabotaged over a period of nine days.
Police have arrested two men who stole 239 kilograms of copper wire in an Ipswich shopping Centre heist, after one of the men tried to hide in a closet.
Detective Inspector Mick Manago said Town Square Redbank Plains security equipment was sabotaged over nine days in a "coordinated" attack.
Inspector Manago said police alleged around 11pm on November 1 a masked man was captured on CCTV deliberately damaging a security camera at the site before leaving.
He said on November 5, offenders allegedly cut through perimeter fencing before forcing a door open using a crowbar.
He said inspection of the site on November 9 identified extensive damage to electrical infrastructure, including a severed main earthing cable and additional wiring.
Inspector Manago said two Redbank Plains men had been arrested, a 42-year-old and a 46-year-old.
Inspector Manago said police were investigating the possibility that there may have been other people involved.
"There was some planning, which is quite concerning for us," Inspector Manago said.
"I would expect that amount of copper cabling would need a vehicle to remove it, so we're appealing to anyone in the area at the time who saw any…
