WA - Burglars Vandalize Three Power Stations in Tacoma - 14K Without Power

[YaYa_521]

Washington burglars take out three power substations on Christmas

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office in Washington said three substations were broken into and vandalized on Christmas, leaving 14,000 customers without power.

www.foxnews.com

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• ...Tacoma Public Utilities Substation on 46th Avenue...
• ...Tacoma Public Utilities substation on 224th Street...
• ...third burglary was reported by Puget Sound Energy... [no location given]
• [All locations above] -...forced entry and damage to the equipment, and nothing stolen...

 

[Springrain]

I'm very local to this and have barely heard a peep. Not sure why.

 

[Laughing]

Related to the terrorism in North Carolina?

Copycat of the terrorism in North Carolina?

NC - State of Emergency Declared in Moore County - Criminal Attack on Power Substations - 45K W/O Power

Authorities have announced a mandatory curfew in a North Carolina county where around 40,000 customers lost power after two power substations were damaged by gunfire Saturday night. At a news conference Sunday, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said the county will implement a mandatory curfew...

www.websleuths.com

The PNW region seems to have some problems with lawlessness recently imho?

 

[Springrain]

Related to the terrorism in North Carolina?

Copycat of the terrorism in North Carolina?

NC - State of Emergency Declared in Moore County - Criminal Attack on Power Substations - 45K W/O Power

Authorities have announced a mandatory curfew in a North Carolina county where around 40,000 customers lost power after two power substations were damaged by gunfire Saturday night. At a news conference Sunday, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said the county will implement a mandatory curfew...

www.websleuths.com

The PNW region seems to have some problems with lawlessness recently imho?

I don't think it's related, to be honest with you. I think it's copycat vandalism. JMO though. I could be wrong.

 

[Charlot123]

Very scary. I hope they’ll install cameras around all power stations, all over the country. That these acts of vandalism happened during weather alerts in WA coming one by one is making me livid. We had snow since the beginning of last week, with black ice all over the state on 22-23, with all local airports being closed and all flights cancelled. Including Seattle-Tacoma airport. There are still people straddled in SeaTac. Now we have avalanches warning for the state. It is not an emergency, but a very unpleasant situation, and people are preparing for natural power outages and staying at home. On such days, to knowingly vandalize power stations amounts to terrorism, sorry. IMHO.

 

[flowershop]

I'm very local to this and have barely heard a peep. Not sure why.

I see the headlines on yahoo news. So no local news outlets are reporting on this problem?

 

[Charlot123]

I see the headlines on yahoo news. So now local news outlets are reporting on this problem?

KIRO is, why? Hubby knew about it since morning.

 

[flowershop]

KIRO is, why? Hubby knew about it since morning.

My question was directed at @Springrain. I quoted her post.

I would have expected local news affiliates to report on such a disruption.

 

[Springrain]

My question was directed at @Springrain. I quoted her post.

I would have expected local news affiliates to report on such a disruption.

Sorry, didn't realize that was for me lol

They started to later in the day but I hadn't read hardly anything about it for a couple of hours. Now it's much more known about. There's not a ton of local news affiliates in the area anyway.

 

[YaYa_521]

Two Washington men charged in 4 substation attacks on Christmas that cut power for thousands: FBI

Two men were charged by the DOJ in connection to four substation attacks in Washington state on Christmas that left thousands without power and caused more than $3 million in damages.

www.foxnews.com

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Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, both of Puyallup, Washington,... [snip]... conspiracy to damage energy facilities and possession of an unregistered firearm.

The first offense is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, while the latter is punishable by up to 10 years, according to federal prosecutors.

The two men are believed to be behind attacks at all four substations...

# More at link

 

[PriorTheCreator]

Burglar?
Why not just call them terrorists? It's what they did

 

[PriorTheCreator]

I wonder if it's related

Three Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States
According to court documents, Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of West Lafayette, Indiana, and of Katy, Texas; and Jackson Matthew Sawall, 22, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. The charge and plea agreements indicate that the defendants knew and intended that the material support they conspired to provide would be used to prepare for and carry out the federal offense of destroying energy facilities.

 

[ifindedout]

Puyallup man sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to attack Pierce County power substations

In a plea agreement, Jeremy Crahan admitted he helped Matthew Greenwood vandalize four power substations and plotted to fell trees to take out power lines.

www.king5.com

TACOMA, Wash. — A 40-year-old Puyallup man was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to destroy energy facilities in the vandalism of four substations last December.

Jeremy Crahan was sentenced in U.S. District Court to serve 18 months in prison.

In a plea agreement, Crahan admitted he helped Matthew Greenwood vandalize four power substations and plotted to fell trees to take out power lines. Crahan shared in the planning and provided a lookout during the attacks.

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After that vandalism, Greenwood and Crahan looked for ways to cause additional outages by felling trees. They were arrested before they could carry out that plan.

Greenwood has also pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2024.