{"id":1787141,"date":"2022-12-26T11:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1787141"},"modified":"2022-12-26T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T16:48:03","slug":"substation-attacks-leave-15k-washington-homes-without-power-on-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/substation-attacks-leave-15k-washington-homes-without-power-on-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Substation Attacks Leave 15K Washington Homes Without Power On Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsubstation-attacks-leave-15k-washington-homes-without-power-on-christmas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1787141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over 15,000 homes were without power on Christmas Day after vandals damaged four substations in Washington State.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks began at 2:30 a.m. Pacific Time Sunday, according to Puget Sound Energy. Three attacks occurred during the early morning hours, with a fourth incident later reported on Christmas night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unknown if there are any motives or if this was a coordinated attack on the power systems,\u201d according to a statement from the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department, KUOW-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuow.org\/stories\/three-electrical-substations-attacked-xmas-morning-in-pierce-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Darren Moss of the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department disputed calling the incidents \u201cattacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing that we have found yet that says this is a terrorist attack,\u201d Moss said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, we believe their goal was to shut down the power. The reasons for that, we don\u2019t know yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The first attack to cut off power in Puyallup County that occurred at 2:30 a.m. was restored by about 5 a.m. The second incident happened at about 5:12 a.m. and appears to be the same person or group of people.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated that the locks at the two first substations had been cut to gain entry. The fence was cut through in the third incident. The method of access in the fourth incident was not mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>The substations reportedly have chain-link fences and cameras at each location. The investigation is ongoing and no suspects have yet been identified or arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is not the only recent incident on power substations in the area. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Puget Sound Energy, and the Cowlitz County Public Utility District confirmed their substations were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/authorities-report-five-electricity-substations-targeted-in-pacific-northwest-days-after-north-carolina-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a> in November, the Seattle Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/law-justice\/pse-substations-among-five-attacked-in-pacific-northwest-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BPA spokesman Douglas Johnson said there was a \u201cdeliberate physical attack\u201d at a substation in Clackamas, Oregon, over the Thanksgiving holiday as someone ut a fence and damaged equipment in an attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBPA is actively cooperating with the FBI on this incident and has encouraged other utilities throughout the region to increase their vigilance and report any suspicious or similar activity to law enforcement,\u201d Johnson added.<\/p>\n<p>It is uncertain whether the past attacks are related to the latest incidents on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/intentional-attack-takes-down-power-for-40k-people-in-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that vandalism was responsible for a substation attack that took down power for over 40,000 people in early December.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities investigate the incident in Moore County \u2014 approximately 70 miles southwest of Raleigh \u2014 as a criminal act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields reports that the mass power outage across the county is being investigated as a criminal occurrence,\u201d the Moore County Sheriff Department\u2019s Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCSheriffOffice\/posts\/pfbid0g5iWaV6DrimDxiMhb9oQ4qcNqUJsxsSKP9ycWDG84DxbXQnKhNUmHCKeMYCzypd1l\">post<\/a>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust after 7 pm on Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, several different communities across Moore County began experiencing power outages,\u201d it added. \u201cAs utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple sites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incidents have also come as the Department of Homeland Security has warned of threats to the nation\u2019s electrical infrastructure in recent years. The Homeland Security \u201cNational Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin\u201d issued last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/publication\/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-november-30-2022-translations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> that people with\u00a0personal grievances \u201ccontinue to pose a persistent and lethal threat to the Homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 15,000 homes were without power on Christmas Day after vandals damaged four substations in Washington State. The attacks began at 2:30 a.m. Pacific Time Sunday, according to Puget Sound Energy. 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