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Council presses police and staff on repeated vandalism to parks and public facilities
Summary
Council members described repeated vandalism at parks and public facilities and discussed enforcement, surveillance, public outreach and community messaging. Police said investigations have produced a few leads but cases are often hard to solve without cameras or witnesses.
Council members raised concerns about repeated vandalism at Andover parks and public facilities and asked police and city staff what the city is doing to deter damage and hold people accountable.
Council member Bill Hamilton described recent incidents including damage to a restroom at Thirteenth Street Park and a hole punched in a new lodge. He told colleagues: “This community knows better than to do this kind of stuff... the damage to our public facilities needs to stop.”
Police Captain Tom Gresham (identified in roll call as Tom Gresham with the police department) said…
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