Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwonat_private> LAS VEGAS (AP) [1.3.99] - Three men wearing ski masks broke into a Sprint telephone office, tied up workers and stole computer equipment, leaving an estimated 75,000 customers without phone service Sunday. After tying up the two Sprint employees and a contractor, they shot them with stun guns, police spokesman Steve Meriwether said. The workers were not seriously injured. No arrests had been made, and police had no suspects. The thieves took telephone-related computer equipment that was in use at the time, knocking out service to some customers, Sprint spokeswoman Detra Page said. Sprint has 845,000 customers in the Las Vegas Valley. ``It was equipment that was being used to relay calls,'' Ms. Page said. ``They did know what they were after. It is believed it was stolen to be resold.'' Service was restored to all customers within seven hours. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Internet Security Institute [www.isi-sec.com]
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