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FBI offers $25,000 rewards for tips on NC substation attacks

PRE News & Ideas | By Ryan Shaffer
Published February 7, 2023 at 8:19 AM EST
FILE - Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C. The North Carolina lawmaker who represents a county where gunfire at electrical substations cut power to thousands in December is pushing legislation to increase power grid security when the legislative session begins in earnest next week.
(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)
The FBI is now offering separate $25,000 rewards for information about recent electrical substation attacks in Moore and Randolph counties.

The FBI is now offering separate $25,000 rewards for information about recent electrical substation attacks in Moore and Randolph counties.

The first attacks came December 3 at two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, about 100 miles east of Charlotte. That knocked out power to 45,000 customers - some for several days. On January 17, someone took shots at an EnergyUnited substation in Randolph County, southwest of Greensboro.

Investigators say they don't think the two cases are related and they're still looking for leads. Anyone with information is asked to contact local police or the FBI at 1-800-CALL FBI or tips.fbi.gov.
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Ryan Shaffer
Ryan is an Arkansas native and podcast junkie. He was first introduced to public radio during an internship with his hometown NPR station, KUAF. Ryan is a graduate of Tufts University in Somerville, Mass., where he studied political science and led the Tufts Daily, the nation’s smallest independent daily college newspaper. In his spare time, Ryan likes to embroider, attend musicals, and spend time with his fiancée.
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