Victoria Police Department is investigating damage to businesses and vehicles in downtown in the early hours Friday (June 20).
VicPD was alerted around 1:45 a.m. with multiple reports of a man damaging business windows and parked vehicles in the 1600-block of Government Street. One witness reported the man overturned a planter near Johnson and Government streets and damaged a vehicle’s side mirror while attempting to smash a window at a nearby business. Another witness reported the suspect smashing a vehicle window near Yates Street at Government.
Officers arrested a suspect in the 1300-block of Wharf Street around 2:10 a.m. The individual was taken into custody and held on pre-existing warrants, then released while the investigation into the Friday morning.
Investigators believe there may be unreported incidents and are asking anyone who may have noticed damage in the 1300-1600 block of Government Street, or who has other information to contact the report desk at 250-995-7654, ext. 1, and reference file number 25-22968.
