Tires slashed on 2 vehicles, sugar or salt poured into tanks

Staff report

AUSTINTOWN

Two people reported their vehicles’ tires were slashed, with sugar or salt poured into the gas tanks, within one hour Thursday, according to two township police reports.

The first report was made about 8:30 a.m. from the 100 block of Carnegie Avenue. The victim reported someone damaged their 2005 Pontiac Grand Am, which was parked in their driveway, earlier that morning.

The suspect deflated the vehicle’s right-side tires, poured sugar in the gas tank and threw eggs and ketchup on the car, according to the report.

In the second report, made about 9:30 a.m. from less than two miles away in the 4800 block of Westchester Drive, the suspect also flattened a tire on the victim’s 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, which was parked and unoccupied in the driveway, and poured what appeared to be sugar or salt in the gas tank.

Read more about the incidents in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.