What's going on with these attacks on the electric power grid around the country?

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This was on Christmas day, near Tacoma.

There were similar incidents in North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Oregon since October.

Hunters having a bad day deer hunting?

Communists?

Environmental Marxists?

Inside jobs - false flags?

The Turner Diaries?


Thousands Lose Power After Three Substations Targeted in Washington State, Sheriff Says

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-new...ons-attacked-in-washington-state-utility-says

By Reuters Dec. 25, 2022, at 4:10 p.m.

(Reuters) -Thousands of residents were without power near Tacoma, Washington, after three electrical substations were vandalized, local authorities said on Sunday, adding that it was not yet clear if the Christmas Day incidents were linked.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department said robberies were reported at two substations belonging to Tacoma Public Utilities and another belonging to Puget Sound Energy. Deputies cited forced entry into the fenced-in area, with equipment vandalized but nothing taken from the sites, it said. More than 14,000 customers were affected.

"At this time deputies are conducting the initial investigation. We do not have any suspects in custody. It is unknown if there are any motives or if this was a coordinated attack on the power systems," the department said in a statement on its website.
 
This was on Christmas day, near Tacoma.

There were similar incidents in North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Oregon since October.

Hunters having a bad day deer hunting?

Communists?

Environmental Marxists?

Inside jobs - false flags?

The Turner Diaries?


Thousands Lose Power After Three Substations Targeted in Washington State, Sheriff Says

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-new...ons-attacked-in-washington-state-utility-says

By Reuters Dec. 25, 2022, at 4:10 p.m.

(Reuters) -Thousands of residents were without power near Tacoma, Washington, after three electrical substations were vandalized, local authorities said on Sunday, adding that it was not yet clear if the Christmas Day incidents were linked.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department said robberies were reported at two substations belonging to Tacoma Public Utilities and another belonging to Puget Sound Energy. Deputies cited forced entry into the fenced-in area, with equipment vandalized but nothing taken from the sites, it said. More than 14,000 customers were affected.

"At this time deputies are conducting the initial investigation. We do not have any suspects in custody. It is unknown if there are any motives or if this was a coordinated attack on the power systems," the department said in a statement on its website.

Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it was just dumb-asses trying to steal copper or something valuable. The truth is usually pretty mundane. I personally know of two incidents over the years that were reported on the news as terrorism and hate crimes. The truth was that it was just dumb-asses doing stupid stuff.
 
Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it was just dumb-asses trying to steal copper or something valuable. The truth is usually pretty mundane. I personally know of two incidents over the years that were reported on the news as terrorism and hate crimes. The truth was that it was just dumb-asses doing stupid stuff.

Very possible.

Plinking at 765 KVA insulators for kicks.
 
FBI says two men attacked Washington's electric grid in order to commit a robbery

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146889176/washington-electricity-power-grid-sabotage-attacks-blackout-outage

Two men have been charged with federal crimes for attacking substations in Washington State, an act of sabotage that left thousands without power on Christmas Day.

Federal agents say one of the men confessed to knocking out the power in order to commit a burglary by emptying the cash register of a local business during the power outage.

The FBI says cell phone records led to the arrest of Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, both residents of Puyallup, Wash. According to documents unsealed Tuesday, both men have been charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities, and Greenwood has also been charged with possession of an unregistered firearm.

The Department of Homeland Security has previously warned that power infrastructure is an "attractive" target for domestic terrorists; however, the charging documents for Greenwood and Crahan don't indicate any political motivations.

"We have seen attacks such as these increase in Western Washington and throughout the country and must treat each incident seriously," U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said in a statement. "The outages on Christmas left thousands in the dark and cold and put some who need power for medical devices at extreme risk."

A public defender assigned to Matthew Greenwood declined to comment, while the lawyer appointed to defend Jeremy Crahan says he expects to enter a not guilty plea.

Cell phone records?? Interesting.
 
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