A 43-year-old Bristol Borough man has been accused of cutting wires and causing damage.
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Anthony Vito Lombardo was brought in late last month on a January warrant related to the case. He was preliminarily arraigned before District Judge Frank Peranteau on three counts each of criminal mischief and theft of services. He was released on $30,000 unsecured bail.
In an affidavit of probable cause, police wrote they were called in August 2021 to the 900 block of Pear Street for a report of criminal mischief.
Arriving officers found a cable repair worker stating neighbors told him a man living on the street was seen cutting cable wires, police said.
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An officer said went up to Lombardo and asked “which one of the dummies living in your building keeps cutting the cable wires?”
“Honestly, it was me,” the officer said Lombardo responded.
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Lombardo reportedly told the officer he cut the wires because he “had a problem with them.”
Neighbors said they didn’t want to be involved because they were worried about retaliation, according to police.
In November 2021, an officer was called to the 900 block of Pear Street for repair crews who watched a man tamper with cable wires, police said.
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As the investigation went on, Lombardo allegedly told an officer he put a filter on the side of his house where a wire connected to across the street.
In December 2021, an officer was dispatched to the 900 block of Pear Street for a person climbing a ladder and tampering with cable wires on a utility pole, police said.
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Lombardo was spotted reaching outside of the window of his residence and tampering with cable wires, telling the officer he was just fixing the wires, police said.
The cutting of wires caused thousands of dollars in damage, police said.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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