Police: Vandalism suspected in North Carolina power outage

Authorities in North Carolina believe vandalism may have caused a power outage that affected thousands of customers Saturday night.
he Moore County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post, a mass power outage in several communities beginning just after 7 p.m. Saturday “is being investigated as a criminal occurrence.”
The sheriff’s office said, “As utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple sites.”
The sheriff’s office said, Moore County deputies and other law enforcement responded and were providing security at the affected sites.