BRIDGER VALLEY — Hundreds of residents in the Bridger Valley area went without phone, internet or 911 service for up to two days after suspects intentionally damaged CenturyLink fiber-optic lines and materials Friday.
According to a social media post from Uinta County Law Enforcement Services, during the evening hours of Friday, May 7, CenturyLink experienced an outage that disrupted phone and internet services to customers. Some of those customers experienced issues until May 9.
“This disruption also caused a 911 trunk outage, which caused the inability to reach 911 if your service provider utilized that trunk system,” the post states.
“During their repair and investigation into the outage, CenturyLink crews discovered mass intentional damages to their fiber-optic lines and materials, located in a rural area in Bridger Valley,” according to the post.
“It appeared more than one vehicle was involved and present in the area of the damages, possibly even getting stuck,” the post states. “The damages at this time are estimated to be in excess of tens of thousands of dollars and affected hundreds of customers.”
This incident was reported to and is being investigated by the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any information about the individuals that may be involved, please contact the Sheriff’s Office 307-783-1000. The information can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers by text: 307-708-2274. Information leading to an arrest could be eligible for a reward.
