Medicine Hat man, 49, faces five mischief charges after $12,500 in vehicle damage
Police say a witness recorded part of the incident on a cellphone before officers used surveillance footage to identify the suspect.
A 49-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing five mischief charges after police say he intentionally damaged several vehicles parked in a southeast lot.
The Medicine Hat Police Service received reports around 10 a.m. Tuesday of multiple damaged vehicles in the 400 block of Maple Avenue S.E. An independent witness reported seeing a man use an object to scratch several parked vehicles and captured part of the incident on a cellphone.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and determined five vehicles had been damaged, with estimated repair costs totalling about $12,500. Members of the MHPS Downtown Patrol Unit later located and arrested the man without incident.
He faces five counts of mischief under $5,000 and is being held pending a judicial interim release hearing. Police say his name cannot be released until the charges are formally sworn before the Provincial Court of Alberta.
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