Reward offered on Clayton vandalism
Published: Tue, Sep. 02, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Tue, Sep. 02, 2008 05:33AM
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closeClayton Police detectives are following up on leads as to who damaged the construction site of the new community center, but they are hoping their offer of a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction will produce more.
The vandalism apparently happened in daylight Aug. 23, when the crews were not working, Clayton Police Chief Glen Allen said. He said a patrol officer discovered the damage about 6:45 p.m.
The vandal or vandals smashed in a wall, knocked over scaffolding and drove the equipment over piles of building materials.
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It is not clear how the hoodlum got the bulldozer started, Allen said.
The part of the construction site, at 715 Amelia Church Road, that was damaged is not visible from the road.
Town officials said the damage will delay the spring opening of the 30,000-square-foot center, but it's not clear how long fixing it will take or how much it will cost.
"We strongly believe that there are people with knowledge of details that may help solve this case," Allen said in a news release Monday.
He asks that anyone with information, even if it seems to be unimportant, call Detective Andy Jernigan at the Clayton Police Department at 553-4611 or call 911 to report the information.
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