Crime & Safety
Arrests Made In Chandler Crime Spree: Police
For weeks Chandler Police had been trying to track down the people who smashed dozens of car windows and slashed tires.
CHANDLER, AZ — One man and three children have been arrested in connection to a crime spree in Chandler in which dozens of car windows were smashed and tires were slashed, police said.
The 19-year-old man and the three children were charged on suspicion of criminal damage, according to police. Police did not share the ages of the children.
The crime spree over the past few weeks resulted in around $75,000 in damage to private property, police said.
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On Monday night alone, 17 vehicles were damaged in neighborhoods south of Chandler Boulevard between Cooper and Gilbert roads.
Police identified the vehicle they believed the suspected smashers and slashers were using through surveillance video footage, police said.
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Police stopped the vehicle and arrested the four people around 12:45 am Thursday, after 12 vehicles were damaged in the area near Alma School Road and Mesquite Street, police said.
Anyone whose vehicle has been damaged and hasn't reported it should call the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4130 to file a police report.
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