Vandals target mailboxes in Webster Township
About a dozen mailboxes on Lori Lynn Lane in rural Webster Township were damaged early Monday morning.
Deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office suspect it is the work of vandals.
Police were dispatched to the neighborhood near the intersection of NorthTerritorial Road West and Webster Church Road around 2 a.m. Monday and found the lane littered with mangled mailboxes.
“There were a lot that were damaged or completely broken,” said Sgt. Geoffrey Fox of the sheriff’s office.
The mailboxes seemed to have been hit with a vehicle or physically damaged by the hands of the suspects, according to police. A blunt object like a baseball bat may also have been involved.
“It appeared as if they were hit with a car or backed into,” Fox said.
Police don’t think the area was targeted.
“Due to the random nature, I wouldn’t say it was a specific attack on anybody,” Fox said.
Deputies don’t have any suspects at this time. They continue to investigate.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
tom swift jr.
Wed, May 16, 2012 : 9:30 a.m.
"They continue to investigate." somehow I doubt that....
Ann English
Wed, May 16, 2012 : 10:28 p.m.
No deputies investigated my neighborhood either time it happened. We weren't told anyone would investigate. Different kinds of damage were done on different mailboxes. I didn't see any beer cans, but know that more than one person was involved.
Top Cat
Tue, May 15, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
These incidents have always been accompanied by a littering of the street with empty Bud Lite cans. My theory is, if they drank good Michigan craft beer instead, they would be more inclined to perform random acts of kindness rather than behaving like Visigoths or residents of Miami.
ypsicat
Wed, May 16, 2012 : 1:08 p.m.
The same thing happened on my road a couple of months ago. A few yards past the last damaged mailbox was a presumably empty Bud Lite box, but I didn't notice any cans.
Perry White
Tue, May 15, 2012 : 4:16 p.m.
"Deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office suspect it is the work of vandals." As opposed to ... ? A performance artist, maybe?
tom swift jr.
Tue, May 15, 2012 : 3:13 p.m.
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tom swift jr.
Tue, May 15, 2012 : 3:16 p.m.
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