Police say two men charged with attacking a series of substations—shutting off the power for thousands of people in Washington state on Christmas day—did so to rob a local store.
Authorities say that Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, attacked the grid early on December 25 in Pierce County, Washington.
The two Puyallup, Washington men allegedly drove to a substation in rural western Washington at 2:30 a.m.. Charging documents claim they used bolt cutters to gain entry to...