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Slashed Tires: Mischievous Kids Or Statement Against Affordable Housing?

DENVER (CBS4) - Police in Denver need help catching a serial tire slasher who has struck more than three dozen times in one neighborhood.

"I've never been through anything like this. I have two kids, so slashing my tires right after Christmas, I had to use my rent money to pay for tires," said one resident.

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Police have taken numerous reports of vehicle tires being slashed while parked near East Northfield Boulevard and North Trenton Street near the Northfield Apartments in Conservatory Green in Stapleton.

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"I just came outside going to work and the car tires were slashed. I know it keeps happening over and over again and we're getting tired of it," said Tre Smith, a resident of the apartment complex. "What else am I supposed to do? I've got to work, bills (have) got to get paid. What else do I have to do? It's petty, get a life."

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More than 38 tires have been targeted during the overnight hours on three different occasions.

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Residents told CBS4 they think there's been more cases that haven't been reported to police. And residents say the same cars have been targeted more than once.

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"Total for both times I've probably spent a good $600 on tires," said a resident.

Some of the tenants and the apartment complex are wondering if the vandals are mischievous kids or neighbors who didn't want the affordable housing complex to get built.

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Additional Information From The Denver Police Department

Remain anonymous and earn up to $2,000. Call Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867). Text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter the message, or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com; or use the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers mobile app which is immediately available as a free download on smartphones.

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