Police look for more vandalism victims
With restitution already estimated in the thousands of dollars, police need to know if there are any more people who fell victim to vandalism by the Westwood Warriors last month.
The group of four alleged young vandals, ranging in age from 10 through 18, are all charged with vandalism and are set to appear before Judge Larry Ross on July 29. Police hope on that day a restitution amount can be worked out to repay the victims.
The vandalisms occurred June 23-27 in the Westwood area. Police say the boys spray painted cars and buildings, smashed and overturned mailboxes, destroyed street signs and campaign signs and committed numerous incidents of mischief on the four-day reign of vandalism.
While numerous victims have already came forward, McMinnville Police Investigator Mike Vann wants to know if there are any other victims with damage who have not yet reported it to police.
“We’re trying to put together a restitution amount for the court,” Vann said. “What we’re afraid of is that someone will come up a month after this is settled and claim they were a victim too. If a person was victimized between June 23-27 in the Westwood area, and hasn’t yet reported it, they need to contact us.”