D.C. sniper hunt kept ops on toes.(field technicians remained vigilant as Beltway Sniper terrorized Capital region)

Multichannel News, October, 2002 by Haugsted, Linda

Cable operators joined their communities in breathing a sigh of relief last Thursday, when law-enforcement officials declared an end to the multi-state search for the murderous Beltway sniper. No longer will field technicians feel vulnerable while working outdoors in the many jurisdictions in which suspect John Allen Williams and an accomplice allegedly gunned down innocent citizens.

And no more will installers fall under scrutiny for plying their trade from white vans, the vehicle initially thought to be used by he killer or killers. Operators in the greater Washington, D.C., area said they tried to go about their business in as normal a manner as possible, but with a heightened awareness of employee security. Cox Communications Inc. in Northern...

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