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31 more vandalism incidents reported

Dec 02, 2008 - 04:05:26 CST

By JENNY MICHAEL
Bismarck Tribune

Police have received more reports of vehicle vandalisms from Thursday or Friday, bringing the total number of reports to near 50 and damages near $17,000.

The Bismarck Police Department had received 18 reports by early Friday morning, and 31 more reports came in later in the day, Lt. Randy Ziegler said. He said all 49 reports were of vehicle windows being broken or shattered, apparently by BBs.

Damages were estimated to be at least $3,600 in the first 18 reports, and the next 31 reports added approximately $13,100.

While the first reports that came in occurred mostly in southwest Bismarck, the vandalism wasn't confined to certain neighborhoods.

"They were all over the city," Ziegler said.

All of the instances appear to have occurred late at night on Thanksgiving or early in the morning the following day.

Ziegler said there were no witnesses in any of the 31 new reports. Several people said they heard glass breaking, but they did not see anything around the time of the vandalism.

In one of the original 18 reports, someone on the 100 block of East Rosser Avenue reported seeing three males running away from the area around 2:45 a.m. Friday.

Anyone with information about the vandalism should call the Bismarck Police Department at 223-1212 or Bismarck Area Crime Stoppers at 224-TIPS (224-8477).

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)

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Comments

ND Native wrote on Dec 6, 2008 3:54 PM:

" azhrei: I agree! Liked your choice of words. Too many parents anymore don't even have the guts to stand up to their kids. "

Online Editor wrote on Dec 4, 2008 2:13 PM:

" To to Online Editor: Jenny checked, no arrests have been made. Thanks for the tip, even though it didn't work out. "

azhrei wrote on Dec 3, 2008 7:45 AM:

" Maybe it is time to actually enforce the "curfew" law that has been on the books. I would also like the parents to be held accountable when these little turds get caught. "

Snap wrote on Dec 3, 2008 1:10 AM:

" Whait a minnut! I thought Bismarck was a great place to raise kids! I thought there was no crime here! That's what everybody sez! "

mom wrote on Dec 2, 2008 6:14 PM:

" COWARDS!! Thats who does these senseless crimes!!! "

m wrote on Dec 2, 2008 9:14 AM:

" Bismarck has always been terrible for vandalism. Not sure where these people get off on destroying other's property. My neighbor lost three windows from this. "

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