{Police said they nabbed two people responsible for a series of mailbox smashings in Prince William County’s Montclair neighborhood.
Here’s the latest from police:
Since the beginning of December, the Prince William County police department has received numerous calls regarding the destruction of mailboxes in the Montclair section of Dumfries. These destruction cases ranged from pulling the mailboxes up from the ground to throwing objects at them and even to destroying the mailboxes altogether. In all, approximately 45 cases were reported to police with damage estimated around $2,500.
On January 24th at 1:00AM, officers responded to the 15800 block of Marlington Dr to investigate a report of damage to mailboxes in the area. Through the investigation, officers developed a possible suspect vehicle involved in the incident. Officers eventually located that vehicle in the area and identified its occupants as an adult male and a juvenile male, both of the Montclair area.
Detectives subsequently interviewed the suspects and connected them to the rash of vandalism incidents in the Montclair area over the past two months. Both suspects have each been charged with 2 counts of destruction of property and, through an agreement with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, restitution will be sought in all reported cases.
Arrested:
Damien Joseph LYNCH, 19, of 15578 Winding Creek Dr in Dumfries
Court date: March 3, 2015 | Bond: held WITHOUT bond
A 17 year old male juvenile of Dumfries
Court date: pending | Status: unavailable
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