Sixteen vehicles had their windows shot out around Perry between about 8 p.m. Wednesday and 1 p.m. Thursday.
“We have received multiple reports of vehicle windows being damaged since last night,” Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn said Thursday afternoon. “If you have discovered damage to your vehicle and have not yet spoken to an officer, please call 515-465-4636 to make a report.”
Vaughn also asked that anyone in the community with exterior cameras would check their video systems to see whether they can help the Perry Police Department identify any vehicles or suspects involved in the spree of criminal mischief.
Vaughn said that he believed the incidents began after 6 p.m. Wednesday. The locations of the property damage were scattered across Perry and not concentrated in any one area although neighborhoods north of North Street appear to have been spared.
The following locations had damaged vehicles:
- 3300 block of McKinley Street
- 2500 block of Iowa Street
- 2600 block of Warford Street
- 1400 block of W. Ninth Street
- 300 block of St. Paul Street
- 1700 block of Seventh Street
- 2500 bock of Lucinda Street
- 1700 block of Seventh Street
- 800 block of 18th Street
- 1700 block of Fifth Street
- 1900 block of Lucinda Street
- 1000 block of 26th Street
- 2200 block of Otley Avenue
- 1300 block of Otley Avenue
- 500 block of Fourth Street
- 1900 block of Lucinda Street
ThePerryNews.com will update this story as information becomes available.
It’s sad when people have nothing better to do than damage other people’s property. Hopefully, some citizens will come forward with video giving the police tips to work on and catch the culprits.