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   A North Carolina sheriff and power company official said   
   "intentional vandalism" at substations has caused outages for about   
   40,000 customers expected to last longer than 24 hours.   
      
   Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields reported that the mass power   
   outage across the county is being investigated "as a criminal   
   occurrence," according to the sheriff’s office's Facebook page.   
      
   Just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, several communities across Moore   
   County began experiencing power outages. As utility companies began   
   responding to the different substations, "evidence was discovered   
   that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple   
   sites," the sheriff’s office said.   
      
   Moore County sheriff’s deputies and various other law enforcement   
   agencies within the county responded to the different areas and are   
   providing further site security, the sheriff’s office added.   
      
   The post said anyone with information "about this act of violence"   
   should contact the Moore County Sheriff’s Office at 910-947-2931.   
      
   "As utility companies began responding to the different substations,   
   evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism   
   had occurred at multiple sites," Fields also told WRAL.   
      
   WRAL reported that power is not expected to be fully restored until   
   10 p.m. on Sunday.   
      
   Jeff Brooks, with Duke Energy, told WRAL crews are experiencing   
   "multiple equipment failures" affecting substations in Moore County,   
   which acts as a border between Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal   
   Plain.   
      
   "We are also investigating signs of potential vandalism related to   
   the outages," Brooks said.   
      
   WRAL reported that a Duke Energy outage map Saturday evening showed   
   37,998 customers without power in Moore County. The Randolph   
   Electric Membership Corporation also counted nearly 3,000 customers   
   without power in the southern part of the county, according to the   
   news station.   
      
   A Village of Pinehurst police alert instructed residents to stay off   
   the roads or, if travel could not be avoided, to treat all   
   intersections as four-way stops. Additional officers were called in   
   to assist.   
      
      
      
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