TOLEDO, Ohio — Over two dozen Lucas County Sheriff's Office vehicles were vandalized late Thursday or early Friday at Toledo Express Airport.
The sheriff's office says 27 vehicles and two trailers belonging to the department were damaged overnight. Tires were slashed, graffiti was scratched into the exteriors, windshield wipers damaged, and mirrors and spotlights were broken.
The sheriff's office's still getting estimates for the damage but detective Matt Luettke says it's in the thousands.
"It's just a shame that somebody had to damage those vehicles. Those were the vehicles that we use to respond to people who need our help," Capt. Luettke said.
Photos show anti-police messages carved into the paint of vehicles as well as BLM and George Floyd language.
Two vehicles were back in service by Friday afternoon... and they hope more be will soon.
"Those weren't all of our cars. They were just the cars we had parked there, so we're still operational. Services are not going to skip a beat for anybody in our patrol areas," Luettke reassured.
The vehicles were parked on Lucas County Port Authority property. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111 or the Lucas County Sheriff's Office at 419-213-4921.
