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Dozens of vehicles vandalized in Great Falls

Dozens of vehicles vandalized in Great Falls
Posted at 11:21 AM, Nov 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-04 14:20:40-05

GREAT FALLS — The Great Falls Police Department has three vandalism suspects in custody, and is asking that anyone who may have been victim to report the crime.

The GFPD said in a Facebook post that at about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, dispatchers received a call from a person who reported seeing three males loading rocks into the bed of a truck, and heard them talking about smashing windows.

As officers were headed to investigate, dispatchers began receiving calls from people reporting vehicle windows that had been smashed with rocks.

Within 30 minutes of the initial call, officers found the suspect truck - still occupied. The three suspects are two 17 years-old juveniles and one 19 year-old; their names have not been released at this time.

As of Wednesday morning, the GFPD has taken reports of at least 28 vehicles with damage to windows; reports are still coming in.

Here is the information from the GFPD:

  • 🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨
  • 🚓 REPORT DAMAGE! Please call 406-727-7688 X5 to report damage
  • 🚓 DID YOU CATCH IT ON CAMERA? If you have an outdoor surveillance system, and captured any activity that may be part of this case, please preserve the footage and send us a PM here or call 406-727-7688 X5 to leave a message for Officer Hulme
  • 🚓 SUSPECT VEHICLE! Blue 1985 GMC S15 mini pickup - single cab
  • 🚓 CRIME AREA! We believe these crimes were contained to the area of 8th St to 38th St and from 5th Ave N to 5th Ave S but, it is important to report crimes in any part of town.