Authorities in North Carolina said on Dec. 3 that a power outage affecting tens of thousands of people is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence.”
Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement on Dec. 4 about the outages and said that an investigation is underway.
He wrote: “I have spoken with Duke Energy and state law enforcement officials about the power outages in Moore County. They are investigating and working to return electricity to those impacted. The state is providing support as needed.”
In a social media post, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said that power outages were being reported after 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 3 in the county. It said that instances of “vandalism” were discovered, though they weren’t described….
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