| reply to rpeAMP
Re: Goodbye This guy admitted to removing more than 180 jumpers at 5 cross boxes. His original intent, or so he claims, was to remove what are known as CT's (jumpers in place where service has been disconnected due to a move etc) and not actually put anyone out of service. He screwed that part up and did put people out including an alarm circuit (this is what nailed him) and a school. When the alarm was disconnected it went off and logged the date and time, This was matched up with the GPS logs from the company vehicle he was driving at the time and he was busted! He has in fact been fired. The union has publicly denounced his actions and will probably NOT defend him. He was arrested and will be charged with a felony and with any luck will serve some time. It is illegal to mess with telephone company equipment (during a strike, before a strike, after a strike -- doesn't matter) and the penalty is even more when municipal lines (the school) are tampered with. |
