Coverage dated December 25, 2022 to December 26, 2022
Four Washington State Electrical Substations Vandalized, Knocking Out Power For Thousands
Headline from NBC New York
The attacks come as federal officials are warning that the U.S. power grid needs better security to prevent domestic terrorism and after a large outage in North Carolina earlier this month that took days to repair.
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Vandalism at three power substations in western Washington early Sunday initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said.
(Reuters) -Thousands of residents were without power near Tacoma, Washington, after three electrical substations were vandalized, local authorities said on
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office in Washington said three substations were broken into and vandalized on Christmas, leaving 14,000 customers without power.
Four electricity substations in the Tacoma, Wash., area were targeted in an attack on Christmas leaving thousands without power. NBC's Dana Griffin reports as companies are restoring power to the area.
Thousands were left without power after three electricity substations were attacked in the Tacoma, Washington area on Sunday. Police had described the attacks as acts of vandalism and have yet to identify any suspects.
At least three power substations were vandalized on Christmas Day in Pierce County, Washington state, according to officials in an update that comes just weeks after another substation was vandalized in North Carolina.
This situation is officially out of control, though it probably has been for a while and we simply weren’t hearing much about it. Only a few weeks after people shot up two electrical substations...
The attacks come as federal officials are warning that the U.S. power grid needs better security to prevent domestic terrorism and after a large outage in North Carolina earlier this month that took days to repair.
Multiple power substations in the Tacoma area were targeted and vandalized on Christmas, leaving 14,000 people without electricity. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more details on the infrastructure attacks.
