Vandals strike out at Whitehorse vehicles
Ian Stewart/Yukon News
Vandals damaged more than 20 cars in the parking lots of Canadian Tire and Whitehorse Motors on Wednesday night.
More than 21 vehicles in downtown Whitehorse were vandalized on Wednesday night.
Vandals smashed windows of 11 vehicles at the Canadian Tire lot. They stomped on car hoods at the Ford dealership on Fourth Avenue and broke into a car near the Family Hotel.
Three teens have been arrested for the latter incident, and police say they may have also been involved in the other two.
At Canadian Tire, the cars all belonged to customers. Although the store has a disclaimer for damage, it will be using its own insurance to cover the costs.
“It reflects poorly on us and we’re very apologetic,” said service manager Allan Koehl. “We just don’t have the storage facility to park cars inside the shop. It’s sad to see things like this happen.”
In all, 11 vehicles were attacked at the store’s lot, including one RV, but no “big ticket items,” like GPS systems, were stolen, only small change, said Koehl.
Car shopping is a “significant problem” in all areas of Whitehorse, said RCMP Sgt. Don Rogers.
4 Comments
My kids smashed windows in an old building when they were 6 and 7. They had to pay for the damage and I (being the responsible and embarrased parent) made them get up early on the weekend and had them clean up the glass as well as the ladies yard. They never smashed anymore windows. Where are the parents of these teenagers? They should be held responsible for the damage or the clean up.
‘car shopping’? could we give it a fluffier name?
Holy Hanna, what’s going on? No respect and I think there is far too much drugs in this town and far too easy for the teens to access:(
Let me guess, they`ll get a slap on the wrist and will be told not to do it again and will be out to do it again tomorrow,if they`re caught at all. There sure are some lowlifes around.
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