Dirty mouthed vandals cause $40k in damages – Herald-Citizen

COOKEVILLE — Some dirty-mouthed vandals recently broke into a property owned by the Putnam First Mercantile Bank, causing thousands of dollars in damages and spray painting curse words on the interior walls.

It happened late last month at a property at 145 CC Camp Road.

According to the report, completed by Cookeville Police Officer Mark Loftis, the complainant noted the damages.

“(He) had two large, lighted signs stored in the building,” the report said. “Someone had broken all of the letters out of the signs.”

The signs said “Mr. Transmission” and “Milex Complete Auto Care.”

Approximately 12 florescent light fixtures were destroyed and all interior doors were broken including all of the glass windows inside the doors.

“The fire extinguishers had been sprayed all over the building,” the report continued. “There was graffiti spray painted on the interior walls.”

The vandals spray painted curse words and phrases on the walls and a man’s name was also written on the wall.

“While inspecting the damage we discovered that a large quantity of copper wiring had been removed from the building,” the report said.

The electrical boxes were also damaged and the wire was removed.

An estimated $ 40,000 in damages were claimed.

In other recent crime:

* Two businesses on Cedar Avenue were reportedly burglarized last week. One business reported $ 215 stolen and $ 500 in damages. The other business reported $ 25 stolen from their register.

* A Mississippi Avenue resident called police after discovering someone had broken into his home and stolen two two-way handheld radios, worth $ 600, and a set of keys.

* The theft of 10 pounds of copper and six used air conditioning coils were reportedly stolen from Petrie’s One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning late last month. Surveillance cameras were being checked for evidence.

* A member of a group of people visiting the Jefferson Avenue Discount Tobacco and Beverages allegedly stole a donation can from the store’s front counter. The complainant estimated the can contained about $ 200 in cash inside. A surveillance video was entered into evidence.

* A woman claims she woke up to find her Ford Ranger she was in the process of buying was gone.

The truck wasn’t up for a repossession, the report says, but no information could be entered into the National Crime Information Center’s database because the complainant did not have the trucks tag number or any paper work on the vehicle.