Lincoln brick-throwing window smasher being hunted by police
Published June 29, 2022 at 2:14 pm
The Niagara Police are on the hunt for a suspect who smashed in 16 different car windshields and front windows in the Lincoln communities of Vineland and Vineland Station yesterday (June 28).
Police report in most of the incidents that a suspect drove up to different addresses, got out of his car and then threw a stone or brick through the windshields of cars.
It was fairly brazen as the cars were parked either in their driveways or on the street in front of their house. In one incident, he threw a large 60 pound rock through a window of a house.
A witness described the suspect as being a white male, 6 feet tall, shirtless wearing dark pants and a dark baseball hat. The witness said he was driving a dark-coloured car similar to a Honda Civic.
In another incident, the male suspect showed up in a small grey/silver car wearing dark shorts, no shirt and a medical mask. Again, he was described as white, male, tall, thin and wearing a blue surgical style mask.
The suspect is unknown, and no surveillance of the suspect has been located yet. Cumulative damage is expected to be in excess of $20,000.
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The incidents occurred in the following areas:
- North Service Road near 15th Street (five incidents)
- Westwood Trace near Vinehaven Trail (two incidents)
- Dustan Street near Edgewood Crescent (two incidents)
- Magnolia Drive near King Street (two incidents)
- Magnolia Drive near Azalea Crescent (five incidents)
- South Shore Boulevard near Dustan Street (one incident)
- Lake Street near Bal Harbour Drive (one incident)
All of the 16 incidents were between 2 am and 5:30 am on June 28. Anyone (residents or businesses) in the area with closed circuit security cameras, doorbell video cameras, or operational dash cameras are asked to review their footage for suspicious activity for the period when the offences are believed to have occurred.
Some of the stones that were used to damage the windows are similar to garden and/or driveway stones. Members of the public who find they are missing similar stones are asked to contact the detectives (see photo below).
Anyone with information about these incidents are asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009336.
