Dozens of people in Pacific Beach woke up Monday morning to discover their cars had been vandalized overnight.
Someone keyed more than 25 cars parked around Emerald Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The vandal keyed and pulled the antenna off PB resident John McMillan’s lime green VW bus.
“It's such a fun, happy-looking car. It’s like a little surf mobile,” he said.
McMillan said he heard the bad news from a neighbor.
“She's like, ‘hey, you should probably come outside. Police are here, Everyone's cars got keyed,” he said. “That's not a great way to start a Monday.”
Most of the damage was deep scratches on driver’s side doors and hoods.
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“It wasn't like someone just dashed up the street. They were very thorough,” said PB resident Terrie Petree. Petree’s minivan and her husband’s Kia were hit.
“We live in PB, so we know it's not exactly crime-free. At first we kind of felt targeted because we thought it was just our car, but when we saw it was everyone up and down the street, we figured maybe someone was bored,” she said.
“Maybe the guy needs a hug, who knows,” McMillan said.
Some of the cars– including McMillan’s other vehicle – were vandalized despite being parked on his apartment building’s property. Residents plan to ask their landlords to install security cameras and motion sensor lights.
No arrests have been made.
