Police in The Wirral are investigating a mysterious case of sabotage after phone lines across the borough were hacked down. Around 30 telegraph poles were seemingly destroyed wiping out voice landline and broadband connections for hundreds of residents.
Although the motive behind the vandalism is unknown it has been suggested that the hacking was the work of sophisticated criminals planning a large-scale theft. The breakdown of communication lines would stop security systems from calling the emergency services as the protective circuits would be destroyed.
Many homes and businesses were left without broadband connection for up to three days and BT were forced to carry out emergency maintenance on the poles in Hoylake, Wallasey, Bebington, Rock Ferry and Arrowebrook in Greasby.
Resident of Bebington, Steve Humphreys spoke of the ordeal to Wirral Globe: “We lost our telephone and broadband service late on the Thursday evening, and reported it on Friday morning. Later in the day I noticed on the nearby telegraph pole that the main cable, running from the ground to the top of the pole, had not only been cut, but a short section removed.”
It was reported by BT that around 400 of their customers were affected by the line sabotage.
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