Wave of Car Vandalism Strikes Sioux Falls Westside over Weekend

Car vandals had a banner weekend in Sioux Falls. Between Saturday and Sunday morning, 33 residents had their car windows broken out, with the majority of the victims being apartment dwellers on the city's westside.

Dakota News Now reports that the first four cases of car vandalism occurred early Saturday morning (January 4) in the 300 block of North Holly Avenue.

Vandals were back in action again during the early morning hours of Sunday, (January 5), this time targeting 17 vehicles in the 2300 block of South Ellis Road. In each case, the cars had windows broken out.

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The rash of vandalism continued that morning as vandals targeted another nine vehicles on South Cathy Avenue and West 45th Street, and an additional 3 vehicles on Equestrian Place.

The map below highlights the areas affected:

Dakota News Now (with permission)

Just like in the previous cases, car windows were broken out, but no valuables were stolen from any of the vehicles. As of right now, all the cases appear to be simple acts of senseless vandalism.

Sioux Falls Public Information Officer Sam Clemens told Dakota News Now, that he wouldn't be surprised if even more cases of vandalism come trickling in over the next few days.

According to Dakota News Now, people in the area affected on Saturday morning did report seeing suspicious activity around 5 AM, but as of right now, police have no leads on any suspects.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in solving these cases. Should you or anyone you know have information that can aid police in their search for these vandals, you're asked to please call the Sioux Falls Police or anonymously report information to Crime Stoppers at (877) 367-7007.

Source: Dakota News Now

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