Nearly 80 Car Windows Shot Out In Brighton, Police Say
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Brighton are investigating more than 79 cases of criminal mischief after vehicle windows were shot out.
The windows appear to have been shot out with a high-powered BB or pellet gun from a moving vehicle over an 18-hour period beginning about 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Police believe the windows shot out is related to a number of similar cases reported in the past few weeks.
"It looks like someone did the damage driving around in a vehicle with a fairly high-powered ... BB gun or pellet gun," John Bradley with Brighton police said.
Information gathered so far indicates the suspects may be travelling in a gray or light-colored SUV.
"When you look at the tens of thousands of dollars in damage being spread across this community, the number of people being victimized and inconvenienced and put to expense, it may not be the crime of the century, but it's certainly had an impact on our community," Bradley said.
After the vandalism, the Brighton Ford dealership, which had 25 windows shot out in a similar incident late last month, has donated $2,000 to Crime Stoppers. The money will be used as a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the crimes.
"It's pretty malicious," Tito Gilman, an employee at the dealership, said. "Why would somebody want to do something like that to us?"
Anyone with information about the windows being shot out is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720.913.7867.
