Storefront and car windows were smashed in a destructive rampage that led to more than 80 reports of vandalism since the weekend in Long Beach.
On 15th Street, residents awoke Tuesday to find their vehicle windows shot out by someone who used a BB gun. Similar cases were reported around the East Division Naples area and other neighborhoods, including Belmont Shore.
The vandalism caused thousands of dollars in damage.
"I was just going to sleep and I heard loud roaring of an engine going through the street," resident Jason Apple said, "(Then I) hear everyone talking in the middle of the night, come outside and everybody's mad because their windows have been shot out."
One of the targeted businesses was Rock Stars of Tomorrow, where Stephanie Cummings and her husband teach music lessons.
“It was glass all over inside everywhere,” Cummings said.
Just a few doors down, the Pet Hospital run by veterinarian Maggie Gamble also got hit. She says fortunately her window was double-paned.
“Thank goodness there weren't people in here, there weren't sick animals in here,” she said. “It's just upsetting that people think that's fun.”
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Among the areas that got hit were Long Beach Boulevard and Eighth Street; the 4400 block of 15th Street; and Carson Street and Bellflower Boulevard.
It comes days after the windows and windshields of more than 20 vehicles in Torrance, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach were damaged. That incident happened in the early hours of Jan. 26.
Long Beach police spokeswoman Sgt. Megan Zabel said there is a possibility the cases are linked.
The vehicle involved in Monday night’s vandalism was described as a four-door black or blue Honda Civic with a spoiler and chrome tail pipes.
Any other victims or anyone with information is asked to contact Long Beach police at 562-435-6711.
NBC4's Annette Arreola contributed to this report.
