Police seek tire slashers

Published 9:02 pm Monday, May 2, 2011

Suffolk police are seeking a group of juveniles that may have been responsible for a vandalism that will set the city back hundreds of dollars.

City employees discovered Sunday that nine tires had been slashed on five vehicles parked at the East Suffolk Recreation Center on South Sixth Street.

The vehicles — two passenger vans, two buses and a Jeep — all were used by the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Police are seeking a group of six to eight juveniles who were seen on the playground about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night.

Anyone with information is asked to call Suffolk Police at 923-2350, ext. 0, or to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers to Crime Line never have to give their names or appear in court, and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.