Crime & Safety

Vandals Damage 16 School Buses

Summerville Police report $35,000 in damages from smashed windshields and buses sprayed with fire extinguishers.

Vandals broke into Dorchester County School District Two's bus lot on Boone Hill Road June 27 and caused $35,000 in damages to 16 school buses, according to a Summerville Police report. 

Buses had shattered windows and windshields, and been sprayed with fire extinguishers. According to Durham employee Tony King, the buses are insured through the S.C. Budget and Control Board. 

Here is a list of the damages:

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  1. Bus #1263: cracked rearview mirror, cut windshield wippers
  2. Bus #0785: shattered front windshield 
  3. Bus #2433: shattered front windshield 
  4. Bus #6923: shattered front windshield, missing fire extinguisher, sprayed down with fire extinguisher
  5. Bus #6500: missing fire extinguisher, sprayed down with fire extinguisher
  6. Bus #6912: sprayed down with fire extinguisher
  7. Bus #7192: sprayed down with fire extinguisher
  8. Bus #7101: missing fire extinguisher
  9. Bus #6845: shatered front windshield, shattered driver's side window
  10. Bus #6713: front driver's side mirror taken off (but found), bus stop sign broken
  11. Bus #2461: shattered front windshield, missing fire extinguisher
  12. Bus #2058: shattered front windshield, shattered driver's side window, missing fire extinguisher
  13. Bus #6742: missing fire extinguisher, sprayed down with fire extinguisher
  14. Bus #6749: missing fire extinguisher
  15. Bus #6717: missing fire extinguisher
  16. Bus #1717: Flat front passenger tire

Police suspect the fire extinguishers were used to smash windows. The fire extinguishers were later located, according to the report.

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