Vandals strike west side of Carson City with BB guns and rocks; homes, vehicles, school and church hit
UPDATE: The Carson City Sheriff's Office is investigating at least eight instances of vandalism Sunday in which homes, vehicles, Carson Middle School and a church were hit with BBs shot from a gun and rocks thrown into windows. Vehicle windows were also shot along the same block as the Governor's Mansion.
Officers began getting reports at around 6 a.m. of vandalism where residential and vehicle windows were hit with BBs and rocks, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Capt. Clay Wall. The vandalism appears to be on the west side of Carson Street.
Carson Middle School had at least 9 windows smashed out with rocks, Wall said. Carson City First Methodist Church on Division Street was also targeted with damage to a door window that was shattered.
"It appears they were most likely driving around in a vehicle because of the distance they covered," said Capt. Wall.
Bonnie Cotter, who lives in a triplex on Caroline and Minnesota streets had three of her windows shot at with BB guns. She said she woke up to hear one noise but didn't look around to see if anything was wrong. When she woke up later she discovered three of her bedroom windows had holes in them.
"It really worries me that something like this would happen," said Cotter. A neighbor's car window was also targeted by BBs.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong urged business owners and residences with surveillance cameras in the areas vandalized to review overnight video footage.
"There might be something there that would be useful for us," said Furlong.
Wall emphasized that if anyone hears glass breaking at anytime they should call the Sheriff's Office immediately. "And if you see any suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood, it is always a good idea to give us a call."
Check back for more information on this developing story. As of about 4:15 Sunday afternoon, the sheriff's office was investigating more vandalism.
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