Spectrum service boxes like this one are being targeted in a surge of vandalism across Bakersfield and Kern County. Police say vandals gain nothing from targeting these service boxes, while thousands risk losing phone and 911 access.
If your Spectrum phone or internet service has gone out in the last couple of months, there may be an explanation for that. Bakersfield Police and Spectrum report at least 53 incidents of vandalism to fiber-optic service boxes since October 16th, disrupting service for thousands of customers.
Denise Feudner is the Senior Director of Corporate Physical Security for Spectrum and she says, “We have had 44 instances of batteries being stolen from our power supply cabinets. We’ve had five instances of our fiber lines being cut and five other instances of vandalism to our power supplies where batteries weren’t stolen.”…