HARRISBURG—The damage to several retail stores or services in Harrisburg either late Wednesday/early Thursday (May 8/9, 2013) was documented by sources in town who experienced it first-hand.
It appears that vandals took a “high-powered BB gun” (or just larger ball bearings) to several windows of several businesses and residences/vehicles up and down and around North Main and shot at or shot out windows. Businesses affected included Suzie’s Laundery, Sears, The Sandlot, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Best Auto Tires and Steward Chiropractic. In fact, reports are still coming in about the massive area the vandalism covered.
Harrisburg residents are wondering where the police were when this was going on, and have stated that surely, with a police presence SOMEWHERE in the vast area affected, SOMEONE would have been scared off from what they were doing…but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Hopefully, this was just a group of punks who went on to brag about their exploits yesterday, and someone overheard and will have enough conscience to report them. But of course, the key word here is “hopefully”…sometimes these things are just never explained.
Here is a small group of photos showing some of the damage.
Suzie’s Laundry
Another Suzie’s Laundry window photo
Another shot at Suzie’s Laundry
Upstairs window at Suzie’s Laundry
Window at Steward Chiropractic
Another window view at Steward Chiro
Damage at The Sandlot (baseball practice place)
Close-up of Sandlot window damage
Sears, already having boarded up a shattered window
For those who may not be familiar with Harrisburg: Sears isn’t exactly in a residential area; it’s in a large shopping center right off the main drag east-west through town (Commercial Drive/Highway 45). Some of the other damage, such as at The Sandlot, is on kind of an isolated side street. But most of this vandalism could have been easily spotted. Here’s hoping someone speaks out.