Berlin Police said charges were pending or have been filed against a man and two juveniles in connection with a series of high-powered air rifle attacks on property, moving vehicles and animals near Maple Avenue and Branch and Flowers streets over a period of several months – or possibly more than a year.
Lt. Jeffrey Lawson said town workers notified police that someone had been shooting street lights after attempting to replace a light bulb in a light in the area last week.
“When one of the town employees was in the process of removing the light, there was a whole slew of BBs that ran out of the bottom of the light,” Lawson said. “I counted in excess of 15 shots in one particular light.”
Local police went on to find that other street lights on Maple Avenue had been similarly damaged. An abandoned house on Maple Avenue was also shot up, and Lawson said police were in the process of contacting the owners to get an estimate of the damage.
“That house was estimated to have been struck about 50 times,” he said. “There were holes all over it.”
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4 comments:
Some countries have the right punishment to prevent and/or punish those dumb enough to do these kind of crimes. They call it "caning"...being beaten with a bamboo cane. I wish USA had the same kind of punishment.
"rifle ring" ??? no...just stupid kids with BB guns!
Bb guns can seriously injure a person apparently they killed animals and destroyed property. Where was your same tone with the kids w/ the rocks and fish
Tell that to the home owners who have to pay for that damage
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