PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Several vehicles in Perrysburg were vandalized overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, according to the Perrysburg Police Department.
For Brannon Hankle, he was greeted with a nasty surprise when he walked up to his car on the morning of June 7. Someone had carved the letter "D" across the hood of his vehicle.
"Like, what happened? Why did they do this, what was the point?" Hankle said.
It's a question not just on his mind, or on the minds of many other residents of the Three Meadows apartment complex who also had their vehicles vandalized.
Over 80 people across the city also had their vehicles scratched or damaged over the course of one night, Perrysburg police claim, and they're asking those questions, too.
John Wilson and his family are visiting Perryburg from Utah and his rental van was a casualty of the vandalism as well. He says he's visited the area before, and it's not something he would expect to happen here.
"I was highly surprised that something like that would happen here. In fact, my daughter in law, she was totally shocked. First thing she said was, 'that happened in Perrysburg?'" Wilson said.
For Perrysburg Police Chief Patrick Jones, it's not the kind of reputation he wants the city to have.
"For the most part, Perrysburg tries to maintain a good image. So it's not representative of what goes on here typically," Jones said.
He says he wants this resolved as soon as possible so all those affected can get justice and his detectives are hard at work canvassing the many different scenes trying to find evidence.
But so far nothing has turned up and he's asking for help from the public.
"If someone knows something, whether it be from video they have or something they heard, or someone's bragging about it on social media, let us know so we can look into it and find out who the suspects are," Jones said.
The PPD is requesting assistance with information. They are asking residents to check their home security video systems or doorbell cameras if they live in the areas of:
- Delaware Drive
- Ottawa Lane
- Chippewa Lane and Eckel Junction Road
- 100 block of Louisiana Avenue
- 100 block of East and West Front Street
- Three Meadows Apartments on Three Meadows Court
Any residents who have video of suspicious activity are asked to contact Detective Merrow at 419-872-8001.