UPI By Joe Fisher & Darryl Coote
Nearly 40,000 customers were still without power in North Carolina on Sunday night, after an apparent incident of vandalism involving the use of a firearm cut power a night prior in Moore County.
Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said “extensive damage” was found at a Moore County substation.
“Evidence at the scene showed that the firearm had been used to disable the equipment,” he said during a press conference on Sunday.
Fields said officials from the 11 municipalities affected have created a plan for the “next few nights” as the power outage may continue beyond Sunday. The plan includes the implementation of a countywide curfew starting Sunday night at 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. EST.
