Crime

More than a dozen vehicles vandalized in Los Banos

Officers found at least 14 vehicles with flat tires in the area of West K Street and Idaho Avenue in Los Banos, police said.
Officers found at least 14 vehicles with flat tires in the area of West K Street and Idaho Avenue in Los Banos, police said. Los Banos Police Department

More than a dozen vehicles were vandalized Thursday in one Los Banos neighborhood, the Police Department reported.

Officers found at least 14 vehicles with flat tires in the area of West K Street and Idaho Avenue, detectives said in a brief news release.

“Early reports indicate that the vehicles were targeted at random and the tires were punctured with a sharp object,” police said in the statement.

A damage estimate was not released.

Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Los Banos Police Department.

To leave an anonymous tip, call 209-827-7070, ext. 288. If you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can also leave an anonymous tip for the Police Department at www.losbanos.org. At the bottom of the “Contact” page, click on the “report graffiti and other crime” link or contact Merced Area Crime Stoppers at 855-725-2420 or www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org.

This story was originally published May 27, 2016 at 9:34 AM with the headline "More than a dozen vehicles vandalized in Los Banos."

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