Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Lanark County say up to 25 cars, homes and businesses in Carleton Place, Ont., west of Ottawa, have been damaged in “a string of mischief incidents” that began on Oct. 28.
Investigators believe all the incidents are connected and suspect that the person or people responsible shot the vehicles’ windshields and properties’ windows with either a pellet gun or a slingshot.
All the incidents have occurred overnight, according to OPP. The latest damage was reported Monday morning and likely occurred over the weekend, OPP media relations officer Joe Tereschuk said.
Provincial police are appealing to the public for help and urging anyone who may have information that could assist their investigation to contact Lanark OPP or Lanark County Crime Stoppers.
OPP aren’t yet able to provide an estimated dollar value for all the damage over the past week, Tereschuk told Global News.
He declined to go into any further detail about the police investigation, saying it’s ongoing.