Alleged vandalism of cars caught on camera in Crown Heights
Cameras caught what appears to be vandalism by teens of cars in Crown Heights.
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When Tishura Samuel got a call at work from her neighbor last week, she was not expecting a car break in to be the reason why.
“It's shocking,” she said. “It's frustrating. I feel violated, I feel disrespected."
Samuel recently installed cameras in her car, after the same thing happened three months ago, just a block away from her home.
In the video captured, three teenage boys appear to be breaking and entering random cars. Two are seen breaking windows of the cars, while one poses as a lookout on a scooter nearby.
“Glass everywhere,” Samuel said, describing what was left of her car. “Glass everywhere and my daughter's booster seats. I had to get it detailed, but there’s still glass in small places.”
Samuel is one of several other neighbors who live on Pacific Street, who had their cars broken into that same early morning. After living there for years, they say only now has it become a problem.
“I was just getting up to just move my car on the other side,” said Breean Flax. “I noticed that my window was cracked. I do feel like it speaks to a larger issue, like what's going on in our government. They say idle hands are like the devil's playground, so like cutting programs and stuff, I feel like kids need things so they're not doing these things,” Flax said.
Both women are now stuck with bills worth more than $600. One of their biggest pleas is for a parent or anyone else who may know the group of boys involved to come forward.
“We need the police to take these incidents seriously,” Samuel said. “These kids, they really need to stop. We work hard for our stuff and they come and just violate us, it’s not right and it’s not fair.”
