Five Charged in Buncombe County AT&T Wire Theft Ring Investigation
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-05-04T16:47:43.892Z
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Buncombe County -- May 4, 2026: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of five individuals following a multi-month investigation into an organized wire theft ring targeting AT&T infrastructure
Buncombe County -- May 4, 2026: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of five individuals following a multi-month investigation into an organized wire theft ring targeting AT&T infrastructure. The operation, which tracked activity from December 2025 through May 2026, uncovered a series of thefts that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and critical service disruptions.The InvestigationDetectives identified several "burn sites" in the Swannanoa and