Martinsville Bulletin, Inc.
P. O. Box 3711
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Martinsville, Virginia 24115
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Friday, July 10, 2009
The Martinsville Police Department and Henry County Sheriff’s Office are investigating numerous vandalisms where it appears that subjects have shot the store fronts of numerous local businesses and some vehicles with BBs, according to a city release.
It appears that most, if not all, of the crimes were committed while the perpetrators were riding in a vehicle.
Areas vandalized include Memorial Boulevard, Chatham Heights, Jefferson Circle and Commonwealth Boulevard in Martinsville and the Villa Heights, U.S. 220 North through Collinsville, and Lee Street areas in Henry County.
Officers from both Martinsville Police Department and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office first started noticing the vandalisms around 7 p.m. Thursday and were receiving complaints until early Friday morning.
There are numerous incidents, vehicles and/or businesses that are known to have been vandalized in this manner at this time.
If anyone has any information on these cases, they are asked to contact Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 656-4200, the Martinsville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 403-5300, Communications (non-emergency) at 638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63C-RIME (632-7463). Crimestoppers pays rewards of up to $1,000 in certain cases. You do not have to reveal your identity. |
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