Another weekend tire slashing spree hit Norwalk over the weekend.
The Advocte’s John Nickerson reports:
Saturday night into Sunday morning, 23 tires were slashed on 15 cars, Lt. Paul Resnick said.
Flattened tires were found during the day Sunday on Center Avenue Extension, Ward and O’Brien streets, Center and East avenues, East Rocks Road and Rudolf Lane, Resnick said.
Last weekend, tires were slashed late Saturday into Sunday on at least seven cars on East Avenue near the Norwalk Green.
Although the two episodes occurred less than a mile away, Resnick said that there is little else that connects them.
But Resnick said officers are looking into the possibility that the tire slashings could be connected.
Until police figure out who is puncturing the tires, Resnick suggested that people should park cars in their driveways and leave a light on around their vehicles in hopes of warding off more vandalism.
“It’s horrible,” said John Alcock, who spent $200 to replace the two rear tires on his wife’s Honda Accord that were slashed sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning on East Rocks Road. “It seems things are more destructive these days than it used to be,” he said.
Tires were punctured on eight vehicles parked on Ward Street and Center Avenue Extension.
Isaac Spearman had his four tires and spare slashed on his work van parked in the Center Avenue Extension cul-de-sac.
“I think it is pointless that they go around damaging cars because we are all working-class people and we need these cars for our jobs,” he said.
Police will give each of the affected areas “extra observation” on weekend nights, Resnick said.
source:Advocate, Vandals continue spree of tire-slashing in Norwalk, By John Nickerson, February 12 2008
