Teens Cause $100,000 of Damage at Toyota Dealer
There’s a theory that putting the word “Teen” in front of anything makes it hotter – how about Teen Vandalism? That’s the story at one Milwaukee Toyota dealership, where teens ranging from Tween to 14 have caused $100,000 worth of damage.
Boy, those kids aren’t messing around…
According to NBC4 – Surveillance video shows several suspects destroying dozens of brand new cars parked on the Don Jacobs car lot at night. The damage is severe… broken windows, ripped interiors, dents, and smashed windshields.
“We can’t believe how much damage they did,” Don Jacobs General Manager Andy Haros said.
Jacobs says the dealership received a lot of tip calls after the story first aired Monday, including one tip that may lead right to the vandals’ front door.
“They gave us names, they gave us addresses, and I turned that over to police right away. They’re interviewing them today,” he said. “The oldest child was 14 years old, the youngest was eight.”
Haros said the vandals destroyed at least 26 brand new cars. With repairs and deductibles on each car starting at $2,500, the damage adds up to nearly $100,000. That leaves Haros wondering how the company will pay for it. And to top it off, nothing was stolen. The damage was strictly destructive.
“A lot of money will be wasted for someone to get their kicks and have some fun. It’s sad,” Haros said.
Surveillance video shows the vandals coming into the gated lot after bending the fence. They used pieces of old asphalt and large rocks to do the damage. Haros suspects that area teens are to blame for the damage, but he said, in this economy even kids need to realize how much the damage hurts.
“People are going to end up getting pay cuts or something because we have to pay for this stuff,” Haros said.
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