The Fremont Police Department recovered evidence following an investigation into the theft of fiber-optic and coaxial cables in Fremont, Calif., on May 9, May 13 and May 20, 2026. Police later arrested Fremont residents David Elmore, Nicole Elmore, Eric Kosskela and Marc Rice with the alleged thefts, which disrupted internet, phone, television and home security services for about 10,000 customers. (Fremont Police Department via Bay City News)

Four suspects have been charged with vandalizing and stealing utility wires earlier this month in Fremont, causing outages to thousands of customers.

On May 9, several suspects allegedly cut down fiber-optic and coaxial cables in the 2100 block of Peralta Boulevard, Fremont police said in a news release.

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