Two men have been arrested and charged for allegedly sabotaging four electrical power substations in Washington state, leaving thousands without power on Christmas, according to newly unsealed court documents.
The break-ins occurred at two Tacoma Public Utilities substations and two Puget Sound Energy substations, authorities in Pierce County said. They were reported between 2:39 a.m. and 7:25 p.m., with the perpetrators breaking in by cutting a chain-link fence or padlocks before manipulating a break or switch at the substation, according to the complaint.
Federal prosecutors said a 1999 Dodge pickup truck was captured in surveillance footage at the time of one the substation attacks in Pierce County, Dec. 25, 2022. A screenshot of the car was included in a complaint filed by the Department of Justice.Surveillance footage from one of the attacked substations allegedly captured Crahan's vehicle -- a 1999 Dodge pickup truck -- and one of the suspects at the scene at the time of the attack, according to the complaint.
FBI investigators were able to identify two phones in the vicinity of each of the four substations during the attacks, which led them to Greenwood and Crahan, according to the complaint.
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