Spectrum Cites ‘Criminal Vandalism’ as Cause of Temporary Outage in LA, Ventura

The company is working with local police to investigate the incident that caused thousands of customers to lose service on Sunday.

Examples of network cables that have been targeted by thieves for the copper wire, are shown on display at a news conference in Fresno, Calif., on May 2, 2012. John Walker / The Canadian Press/AP/The Fresno Bee

Cable, home phone, and internet provider Spectrum is working with local police after its optic lines were severed in an act of alleged “criminal vandalism” that caused a widespread outage for customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties on June 15, the company has confirmed.

“The investigation is ongoing,” Spectrum spokeswoman Pamela Hoeft told The Epoch Times on Monday. “We’re working with LAPD on that.”