A Halloween vandalism spree in Auburn has left owners pissed off after a bunch of teenagers was caught on surveillance cameras slashing decorations and smashing pumpkins.
The vandalism, which residents say occurred in a single day Sunday and early Monday morning, focused a number of properties.
“They got here in and punctured them with a knife,” house owner Rob Goshorn mentioned, describing the injury to his Halloween show.
Goshorn instructed KIRO 7 that 10 of his inflatable decorations had been slashed.
“It was like, mindless. Simply stuff, it may be repaired. However I simply don’t know why they might wish to take anybody else’s happiness,” he defined.
Goshorn’s display– which options dragons, dinosaurs, pumpkins, and witches– was severely broken.
On Fb, a number of Auburn residents throughout the town posted footage and movies of comparable injury from the identical night time.
One surveillance footage confirmed teenagers storming a porch and smashing pumpkins.
One other neighbor posted video exhibiting what seems to be the identical group toppling a 12-foot skeleton and breaking its head.
The movies every captured an identical white SUV seen fleeing the scenes of the vandalism, and Auburn police are at present investigating a number of experiences.
Goshorn estimates his injury to be about $1,000, however stays decided to take care of his Halloween spirit regardless of the setback.
“That’s what it’s right here for, it’s for the youngsters,” he mentioned.
Auburn police proceed to work on figuring out the teenagers concerned, because the neighborhood hopes for a decision to the Halloween havoc.
