Ends soon new security concerns tonight after a vital substation is targeted again. Holes cut through a fence and heavy equipment stolen and the thieves , they are still out there. What is being done now to protect our power grid . Good evening. Im dan ashley. Ama dates is off tonight. That substation is south of san jose on metcalf road off highway 101. It was vandalized when a sniper opened fire destroying 17 transformers and six circuit breakers. That attack cost more than 15 million in damage. And now another security breech. Tiffany wilson is there live. Tiffany . Well, dan, on a typical night it is very dark and very quiet here. Last night was not a typical night. As traffic zipped over 101, steve . Iped through the chain link fence. Not once, not twice, but three times. The individuals cut holes large enough to enter the metcalf substation and steal Construction Equipment and heavy power tools like this. The preliminary investigation suggests human error with pg e blaming the Se
New security concerns tonight after a vital substation is targeted again. Holes cut through a fence and heavy equipment stolen and the thieves , they are still out there. What is being done now to protect our power grid . Good evening. Im dan ashley. Ama dates is off tonight. That substation is south of san jose on metcalf road off highway 101. It was vandalized when a sniper opened fire destroying 17 transformers and six circuit breakers. That attack cost more than 15 million in damage. And now another security breech. Tiffany wilson is there live. Tiffany . Well, dan, on a typical night it is very dark and very quiet here. Last night was not a typical night. As traffic zipped over 101, steve . Iped through the chain link fence. Not once, not twice, but three times. The individuals cut holes large enough to enter the metcalf substation and steal Construction Equipment and heavy power tools like this. The preliminary investigation suggests human error with pg e blaming the Security Tea
Quiet here. Last night was not a typical night. As traffic zipped over 101, steve . Iped through the chain link fence. Not once, not twice, but three times. The individuals cut holes large enough to enter the metcalf substation and steal Construction Equipment and heavy power tools like this. The preliminary investigation suggests human error with pg e blaming the Security Team for not adequately addressing the fence alarms. The break in was reported at 7 30 this morning. I certainly understand that the public wants to know how this happened and we also want to know how this happened. The theft comes 16 months after a . Ieber took aim a sniper took aim and shot out 17 transformers. Despite a 250,000 reward, no arrests have been made. We dont have any evidence to indicate that it is a larger plot and it is ccted to any incidents. And is connected to any incidents. They after the sniper attack pg e pledged a 100 million security upgrade for its most vulnerable substations. Tonight the se
And pg and e believes the vandals used wire cutters to break into this chain link fence behind me, at the back of the substation to get into this yard. Many are wondering how they went undetected in the first place. Investigators spent the day collecting evidence, and retracing steps for any clues as to how thieves cut out three large holes in a fence of the pg and e met calf substation. Preliminary information in our investigation. One of the fence alarms did go off. Was that properly followed up on . Reporter thieves broke in near the power grid. The thieves got away. The Sheriffs Department call out more than five hours later. Last april, a sniper shot at 17 transforms, and vandals cut at t lines, knocking out 911 service. Since the april incident, this is the first time weve come out here for a crime incident occurring back at this substation. Obviously, we understand this is a very Critical Infrastructure to the region. Reporter already drawing concern from congressman mike honda
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