Trio arrested over tyre slashing rampage in Murray Bridge
Three people have been arrested days after a tyre slashing rampage that left at least 14 cars damaged and locals furious at Murray Bridge.
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Three people have been arrested over a tyre slashing rampage that damaged at least 14 cars at Murray Bridge earlier this week.
The damage was first reported to police on Owl Drive just before 2am Monday, when an officer noticed a car with a flat tyre.
Further inspection revealed three tyres had been deflated on the vehicle.
Following investigations and inspections at least 14 cars were damaged in the vandalism.
Just after midnight Thursday, police were patrolling Owl Drive when they noticed two people acting suspiciously in the street.
They searched the adults and found them in possession of knives, while a third person approached the group who also had a knife.
The trio was arrested and taken to the Murray Bridge Police Station.
A Strathalbyn woman, 23, a Strathalbyn man, 23, and a Murray Bridge man, 21, have been charged with 23 counts of property damage and two counts of carrying an offensive weapon.
All three were bailed to appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court in November.
Jake Hodder told 7NEWS he would not be able to get to work because of the damage.
“I’m going to be in debt, I’ve got to get four brand new tyres,” he said.
Adrian Blanch said it was a horrible crime to commit.
“I don’t see how people can do this stuff, why can't they get a life and a job and earn their own money?” he said.
Anyone with CCTV is also urged to contact police.
It follows a similar incident at January after a man charged with slashing the tyres of more than 90 cars in an Adelaide CBD rampage.
Daniel Hambour admitted his guilt in February but a lawyer said his client would argue he was mentally incompetent at the time of the offending.
The cars targeted were parked on Gouger St, Mill St, Coglin St, Pitt St, Waymouth St, Young St, Eliza St and Morphett St.
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