Nye County, FBI investigate toppled cell tower in Pahrump

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From the Kingdom of Nye, Art Bell's old stomping ground.

Nye County, FBI investigate toppled cell tower in Pahrump

By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal
May 7, 2020 - 1:33 pm

Updated May 7, 2020 - 1:50 pm

A Pahrump cell tower was toppled by vandals this week, prompting an investigation by local and federal authorities.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call Tuesday morning requesting deputies respond to the area of Gamebird and South Blagg roads for a cell tower “down on the ground.”

“Upon arrival deputies discovered that the cell tower had been vandalized and had been knocked to the ground,” the Sheriff’s Office said on social media.

The FBI is assisting the Sheriff’s Office in what was described as a joint terrorism task force.

Further information has not been released.

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[Rollo]

1. Hey it's either that or gambling, I suppose...

[padah513]

2. Pahrump, NV? That's Art Bell country

Maybe a UFO ran into it (joke). I hope they catch whoever is responsible.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. I'm going with the "5G is a plot by Bill Gates and George Soros to make your children gay" crowd.

A Pahrump cell tower was toppled by vandals this week, prompting an investigation by local and federal authorities

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5. Nye and federal authorities investigate destruction of cell tower

If you look at it on the map, it's pretty far out from downtown Pahrump. 36°09'55.3"N 116°01'00.5"W. It doesn't look like a 5G installation to me.

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Nye and federal authorities investigate destruction of cell tower

By Jeffrey Meehan and Selwyn Harris Pahrump Valley Times
May 7, 2020 - 8:18 pm

An apparent act of “vandalism” in Pahrump has prompted a multi-agency investigation that includes county and federal officials.

As stated in a Nye County Sheriff’s Office video news release, deputies were dispatched to the area of Blagg and Gamebird roads on the morning of May 5 for a report of a felled cell tower.

“Upon arrival, deputies discovered that the cell tower had been vandalized, and had been knocked to the ground,” the release stated. Nye County Sheriff’s Office detectives are conducting an investigation in coordination with the Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the FBI.

According to the FBI’s website, the Joint Terrorism Task Forces are locally-based multi-agency partnerships between various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies tasked with investigating terrorism and terrorism-related crimes, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice.

No other details have been released about the tower’s destruction.

American Tower, the company that owns the more than 350-foot cell phone tower in Pahrump, now spread across the desert floor, is planning to rebuild the tower once authorities finish with their investigation.

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[lunasun]

4. It's been happening in Europe for awhile . 5G is COVID-19

But most are burned these were toppled . Maybe American nutters have bigger trucks , they don’t have to start fires

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-virus-70258811

Harassing telecom workers too

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-conspiracy-5g-masts-fire-2020-4

In early April, arsonists upped their attacks on phone masts in the UK.
Phone masts in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Belfast were damaged in arson attacks in early April. Not all the masts were necessarily 5G towers.

While it's not yet absolutely certain what motivated these specific attacks, the mayor of Liverpool said he had received threats after condemning the 5G/coronavirus theory, and the Irish News reported that in footage of the mast being set on fire voices could be heard saying "f**k 5G

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6. Terrorism Task Force investigating collapse of 382-foot ATC guyed tower in Nevada

Terrorism Task Force investigating collapse of 382-foot ATC guyed tower in Nevada

In Featured News by Wireless Estimator / May 7, 2020



A 382-foot American Tower Corp. guyed tower collapsed early Tuesday morning in Nye County, Nevada, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO).



Authorities said the tower fell just before sunrise at approximately 5:00 a.m and the NCSO believes that vandals may have been responsible for the structure’s failure.

An investigation has been launched by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force.

It appears from photographs available from the scene that a guy wire on the north outer anchor might have been cut. At the time of the collapse winds were less than two miles per hour.

Verizon was the primary tenant on the structure located in Pahrump off of West Siesta Rd. near the intersection of South Blagg Rd., that was collocated with multiple other communications companies including Rise Broadband.

The structure was erected in 1998.

NCSO Captain David Boruchowtiz informed Wireless Estimator that there have been some initial leads, one of them being a report of a red vehicle leaving the area.

Anyone who has information regarding the collapse is asked to call 775-751-7000 or email [e-mail] .