Some North County residents lost their post-Thanksgiving cheer when they woke up to find their tires slashed and a community pool house burned Friday morning.
In what appears to be a random series, the vandals destroyed tires on a dozen vehicles overnight in the Black Mountain Ranch area, according to San Diego Police Sgt. Tracey Williams.
Lesley Willard said her neighbor broke the bad news this morning: three of her family’s vehicles were damaged.
Her children had returned home from Black Friday shopping at about 2 a.m., so the vandalism happened sometime after that.
"We're appalled because there was no financial gain. The car that went to Toys R Us and Target had goods in it that could have been stolen. They weren't stolen. This was just malicious violence for no other reason than to just hurt other people," said Willard.
But the suspects did not stop with tire slashing. Police say they somehow got into the neighborhood's pool house bathrooms, gathered debris inside and set it on fire.
They then grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the flames themselves, making sure to coat the bathrooms and pool with the chemicals.
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“So of course we have to now get the pool cleaned out of the chemicals," Willard told NBC 7.
Sgt. Williams said at this point, police do not have any information on possible suspects.
However, if they are caught, the unfunny pranks will come with some serious consequences.
“With all the damage to the vehicles, we’re looking at felonies,” Williams said. “Obviously they forced entry into the buildings here the start the fires, so we’re looking at some felony counts.”
