Scott 20901 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 After thousands of customers in Pierce County, Washington, were affected Sunday when burglars vandalized three energy substations, power was then knocked out for even more homes after a suspect or suspects gained access to a fourth substation, vandalizing the equipment and causing a fire, according to an update from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. The damaged equipment cut power to around 14,000 customers, police said, weeks after an attack in North Carolina left thousands in the dark for days amid federal warnings of extremist threats to electricity infrastructure. Tacoma Public Utilities said Tuesday afternoon it estimates power restoration by 2 p.m. PT, three hours later than initially anticipated, according to a tweet from the company. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/25/us/tacoma-washington-substations-vandalized Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug 30710 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I’m really surprised they haven’t arrested anyone yet I know they are devoting a lot of resources to catch the perpetrators due to the seriousness of the crime and potential of causing major disruptions 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo 13355 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I wonder who or what group is behind these. They are happening from the East Coast to the West Coast. It's difficult to believe they are copycats. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media 4140 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 The first substation, located in Spanaway, Washington, and belonging to Tacoma Public Utilities, was attacked around 5:30 a.m. local time, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. Nothing was stolen, but equipment was vandalized, leading to outages in the area, police said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot 58470 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Credo said: I wonder who or what group is behind these. They are happening from the East Coast to the West Coast. It's difficult to believe they are copycats. Guilty pleas have been obtained in one plot to attack power grids: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-plead-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-plot-attack-power-grids-united 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron 22435 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 13 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said: Guilty pleas have been obtained in one plot to attack power grids: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-plead-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-plot-attack-power-grids-united Interesting link. While I'm not shocked they were white supremacist domestic terrorists, I am wondering how they thought that these actions would deliver the result they sought. Were the areas attacked mainly black? I'm really at a loss to connect the dots. FBI and CIA need to take out these groups by declaring them as terrorist organizations. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron 22435 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Fears of extremist campaign after another attack on Washington state power station But it follows warnings by US officials that neo-Nazis who say they want to spark a race war are targeting electricity stations. They planned the attack to create "general chaos" as part of their "goal of creating a white ethno-state," the indictment said. https://www.rawstory.com/power-grid-washington-state/ Edited December 28, 2022 by ozimoron Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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