Lloydminster power substation deliberately shot at, leads to outage and $1M in damages: RCMP

Lloydminster RCMP are investigating an early morning power outage on Monday, which they say was caused by someone shooting at a substation.

Mounties responded to an outage at an Atco substation near 12 Street and 78 Avenue at around 4:40 a.m. In a statement the next day, investigators said the substation was “deliberately targeted.”

They said an oil tank was shot, leading to a “significant power outage” in the area.

Approximately 20,000 litres of oil leaked out. Damages and cleanup costs are estimated to be about $1.1 million, according to police.

A series of break-ins were also reported during the power outage, but RCMP do not believe the incidents to be linked. They continue to investigate.

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Anyone with information or dashcam video that may have captured the suspect or suspects are asked to contact Lloydminster RCMP at 780-808-8300.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or give information online.