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Police said two North Carolina residents have been charged in connection with a vandalism that disrupted internet service to about 40,000 Optimum customers in Fairfield County last month.
Police: Two charged in Norwalk vandalism that caused thousands of internet outages in CT
Two North Carolina residents have been charged with vandalism that caused thousands of...www.middletownpress.com
Austin Keith Geddings, 26, and Jillian Nicole Persons, 30, were arrested Saturday on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit to first-degree criminal mischief and interfering with a police officer. Persons was also charged with making a false statement to police.
Police said they responded to the reported damage of the Optimum cables on March 24 in Norwalk and quickly identified suspects and their vehicle.
NC man, woman charged with cutting wires; 40,000 lose internet service
Two people are charged with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables, leaving over 40,000 homes and businesses without internet service.www.cbs17.com
Officers arrested Persons while staking out a business in Bridgeport, and Geddings was found a short time later in a wooded area in Stratford, police said Sunday.
Police said Persons and Geddings are scheduled to appear in court April 11.
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Two charged with damaging Optimum cable lines, causing thousands of outages
On March 24, Norwalk police responded to a report of damaged cable lines on Broad Street. Over 2000 fiber optics lines had been cut and 16,000 customers lost service.connecticut.news12.com
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