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Vandals Intentionally Disabled Windmills In Schuylkill County: State Police

Authorities are looking for the vandals who fired a gun into commercial windmills in Union Township. 

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State police said it's happened multiple times since March. 

The vandals pry open the ventilation gates on the door of the windmills' electrical compartments, then fire a gun at the components inside, causing significant damage and shutting down the turbines, troopers said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 610-378-4454 or submit a tip online. 

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