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REWARD

North Star Electric Cooperative is offering a $10,000.00 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the vandalism that included the cutting down of 3 three-phase power line poles approximately 7.5 miles north of Williams, MN, and the cutting of 2 single phase poles 10 miles south and 4 miles east of Baudette, and the cutting of 1 single phase transformer pole also located 10 miles south and 4 miles east. This vandalism happened sometime between Thursday evening, September 27th and early Friday morning, September 28th, 2012.

This is a very costly clean-up and repair.  This is not only an act of vandalism, but a severe act of stupidity. These power lines carry voltages up to 14,400 volts of electricity that could be fatal if contacted. This not only jeopardized the person or persons that decided to do this, but it put the public at risk. The downed lines were live north of Williams and laying very close both the ground and the road. Whoever did this put our line crews into a very dangerous, yet unnecessary, situation for a period of time.

We would like your help.

Please contact the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s office at 634-1143 with any information that you may have.