Larchmont Vehicles Vandalized by BB's

by Judy Silberstein

Saturday morning, October 11, two Larchmont homeowners awoke to find their cars vandalized, probably by pellets fired from an air rifle or BB gun. There were holes in windows and a tail light, and dents in a fender. One car sustained over $3400 in damages, according to its owner.

"OK parents," said one frustrated victim. "You're buying your children these guns. What do you think they're doing with them?"

Her three-month old Mercedes-Benz station wagon was parked in the driveway of her Beach Avenue home on Friday evening. Her husband recalls hearing four pops and a loud car driving away sometime during the night. The next morning, he found the back window and fender had been shot.

"When you're talking $3400 in repairs, this isn't a prank anymore," said the owner. "If this could dent the metal of my car, it could certainly hurt someone."

The same evening, three cars on Woodbine received similar treatment, according to Larchmont Police Department reports. Pellets damaged a Yukon, Audi and Cooper belonging to the same family. The Yukon and Audi were left with shattered windows on the passenger side. The Cooper had a gold-colored BB style projectile lodged in the lens of the tail light.

Police Chief Stephen Rubeo cautioned parents to monitor their children's possessions. "BB guns are prohibited by local ordinance," he advised.

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