PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police released surveillance footage in the hopes of identifying a man they say knocked out service to thousands of Comcast customers hours before the Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl game.
On Feb. 12 around 4:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of vandalism at Tulip Street and East Lehigh Avenue in Kensington.
Authorities said a man cut five fiber optic lines, damaging about $10,000 worth of equipment and causing an Xfinity outage.
Video shows the man and his white four-door Ford pickup truck at the Tulip Street underpass.
Comcast said about 17,000 customers temporarily lost cable before the Super Bowl game. Kensington was one of the neighborhoods that suffered the outage.
Anyone with any information about this suspect can submit a tip by calling or texting 215-686-8477. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online.