Police Seek Public Help to ID Vandals

The Glasgow Police Department is investigating several incidents of vandalism which have occurred across the city since May.

In late May there was eggings reported, said GPD Interim Chief Tyler Edwards. The youths responsible were apprehended.

"There was a wring of them but we caught three," Edwards said.

Vandalism continued in June in the downtown area involving ornament trees being knocked over and uprooted from their pots. Suspects for those incidents remain at large, Edwards said.

"It's disappointing that his type of vandalism is starting to occur throughout our whole community," city of Glasgow Mayor Becky Erickson said in a prepared statement. "The three topiary trees that have been destroyed were purchased with grant funds that were to beautify our downtown business area for all to enjoy. I am offering a $100 reward for information that will help us put a stop to these types of activities before they get started.

CAR BREAK INS

Two weeks ago, the windows of three vehicles were busted out in the northern portion of Glasgow by rock or other tools.

No arrests have been made at this time concerning these incidents, Edwards said.

Also This month, several youths were up to summer time shenanigans, moving flower pots from one yard to the another and participating in "ding-dong-ditch," in which they rang doorbells and ran off before the homeowners could answer their door. No one was injured during these events, but they are a public nuisance. GPD has spoken with the youths determined to be responsible, and hope the incidents will cease.

Over the weekend, two or three more vehicles were broken into and ransacked near Glasgow High School, Edwards said. There were purses and guns located in the vehicles as well as financial documents that were picked over but not stolen.

"None of the credit cards were taken, and the guns were bypassed."

This may indicate the perpetrator or perpetrators were either simply causing mayhem, or looking for something in the vehicles they did not find or were not reported to police.

Edwards encourages the public to help them prevent such crimes before they occur by keeping an eye out for suspicious activity, and by reporting any information about the incidents to police.

"We are continuing to reach out to you as our eyes and ears and the heartbeat of the community, for any information pertaining to any of these events. Help us keep an open door community."

This public and police cooperation is essential to GPD's new goal of community oriented policing, Edwards said.