Raymore officials show video of repeated park vandalism, outline prevention steps

City staff and the Raymore Police Department on Monday showed the City Council video of repeated vandalism at several city parks and described steps they are taking to identify suspects, seek juvenile referrals and reduce future damage.

At a council meeting, Parks Department staff member Mister Fearborn introduced the clips and said the department "we've done our best to try to block out some faces since we are talking about in every instance, juveniles here who are involved." The videos, which officials said are only a sample of incidents, show damage to play equipment, spray-painting and removal of fixtures at Hawk Ridge Park and other city sites.

Parks staff and Police Chief Nathan Mustin (parks staff and the chief narrated the footage) described several specific repairs and cost estimates. "That particular piece of equipment estimated to replace and, to remove and replace is about $6,400 for that piece," Mustin said of a broken percussion “flower” instrument. For a damaged…