Regina police tracking bus shelter vandals

Police in Regina are reaching out to residents for help tracking down whoever is responsible for a string of bus shelter vandalism.

In a media release issued Thursday, the Regina Police Service (RPS) says there have been 29 cases of someone smashing the glass at bus shelters throughout the city. All have taken place over the last two weeks, with dates and location as follows:

• November 30th – 3100 East Quance Street, 1600 Broadway Avenue, 1400 College Avenue, 1300 College Avenue, 600 East College Avenue, 4400 Diefenbaker Drive, 1200 College Avenue, 2200 East Quance Street, 2200 East Quance Street, 99 Cambridge Avenue
• December 1st – 900 Broadway Avenue, 2300 E. Assiniboine Avenue, 2200 East Quance Street,
• December 4th – 5300 Diefenbaker Drive, 5300 Diefenbaker Drive
• December 6th – 3737 Wascana Parkway, 2100 College Avenue, 1000 McIntosh Street, 1600 Albert Street, 2000 College Avenue, 400 Rink Avenue, 1000 Pasqua Street, 1300 Albert Street, 1341 Broadway Avenue, 1000 Broadway Avenue
• December 7th – 2000 Winnipeg Street, 3700 Chuka Boulevard, 2500 Assinibione Ave E, 2900 Chuka Boulevard

The RPS notes that this kind of damage comes with a cost to taxpayers, and hurts transit users who rely on the shelters to stay warm during the winter.

Anyone with information that could help the police track down suspects is asked to call the RPS at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).