Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says at around 10-p.m. Feb. 3rd, his Office was notified of a vandalism that had occurred at the Nishnabotna River bridge 1 mile north of Essex, IA on D Avenue. The investigation showed that unknown persons(s) cut the fiber optic cable lines and conduit holding them at the above location. The vandalism affected Mediacom and Chat Mobility. A dollar amount of damage has not been provided to the Sheriff’s Office at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193 or their local Law Enforcement agency.