A property damage complaint is being investigated after a man caused damage to several cables at LUMA Energy’s electrical substation in the Sabana Hoyos barrio, on the marginal road of PR-2 in Arecibo. Officer Alex Andújar Vélez, assigned to the Arecibo Police Precinct 207, reported that at around 6:00 AM on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, during a preventive patrol he spotted a man on the substation grounds who fled upon noticing his presence.
The suspect damaged several cables, the value of which has not been estimated. The investigation continues by the Property Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Arecibo.
In context (787daily, from public data)
<0.1%of LUMA customers without power
46-day average 0.3% · worst 1.8%, Sep 30
LUMA's portal showed under 0.1% of customers out at 6:07 AM AST on Oct 22, 2026. Across the 46 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.3% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.