December 7, 2022 12:02pm EST
North Carolina power outage: Federal memo flags Washington, Oregon substation attacks similar to Moore County
Recent power grid sabotage expands outside Moore County, federal memo warns
By Danielle Wallace | Fox New
A federal memo warned substations in Washington and Oregon recently suffered physical attacks similar to the targeted gunfire toward the power grid over the weekend in Moore County, North Carolina, where tens of thousands still remain without electricity on Wednesday.
NewsNation obtained a federal law enforcement memo warning, "Power stations in Oregon and Washington have reported physical attacks on substations using handtools, arson, firearms, and metal chains possibly in response to an online call for attacks on critical infrastructure."
The memo said the aim is "to cause widespread power failures with the potential impact of social disruption and violent anti-government criminal activity."
"In recent attacks, criminal actors bypassed security fences by cutting the fence links, lighting nearby fires, shooting equipment from a distance or throwing objects over the fence and on to equipment."
On Nov. 11, sheriff’s deputies in Jones County, North Carolina, reported that criminal vandalism caused 12,000 people to lose power for days and that investigation remains ongoing.
No suspects have been identified or arrested in that case.
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