Vandals trash homes
Vandals trash homes
| Vandals spray-painted the room, above, and destroyed much of the interior at the Marquette Township home of Robert Croschere. (Journal photo by Don Lhamon) |
By SCOTT SWANSON, Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE — Two houses in the Trowbridge Park area of Marquette Township were broken into and sustained significant damage last week. Police are currently following up on leads.
The break-ins occurred on Fair Avenue and Cherry Street, according to Capt. Dave Lemire of the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department. Both of the houses were damaged, and property was stolen from one of the residences, he said.
The Fair Avenue residence break-in was reported on July 6, while the Cherry Street residence reported the break-in on July 7.
“We have identified some suspects and we’re (waiting) on some evidence back from the lab,” he said. “We have good leads and we’ll be following up on them.”
One of the houses belongs to Robert Croschere, who has lived there for almost 40 years. According to Croschere, the walls of the home were covered in graffiti and damaged with hammers; one bathroom was totally destroyed, including the sink, toilet, cabinet and shower doors; the kitchen was heavily damaged, including the stove and dishwasher; the ceiling fan was mangled and dented; and almost every light fixture was broken.
The Croscheres have been living at their Humboldt Township camp over the summer. The damage was discovered by the couple’s grandson, who called them at their camp to inform them.
|
It appeared that no items were taken from the home, Croschere said.
“It doesn’t look like anything was stolen,” he said. “It looks like they just went in there and trashed it for grins. It’s hard to believe.”
While Croschere doesn’t know who is responsible for the damage, he assumes it was some young, bored kids.
“I don’t think it was adults,” he said. “There were potato chip bags and empty pop cans lying around. It wasn’t like it was a beer party in there.”
| Vandals spray-painted the room, above, and destroyed much of the interior at the Marquette Township home of Robert Croschere. (Journal photo by Don Lhamon) |
By SCOTT SWANSON, Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE — Two houses in the Trowbridge Park area of Marquette Township were broken into and sustained significant damage last week. Police are currently following up on leads.
The break-ins occurred on Fair Avenue and Cherry Street, according to Capt. Dave Lemire of the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department. Both of the houses were damaged, and property was stolen from one of the residences, he said.
The Fair Avenue residence break-in was reported on July 6, while the Cherry Street residence reported the break-in on July 7.
“We have identified some suspects and we’re (waiting) on some evidence back from the lab,” he said. “We have good leads and we’ll be following up on them.”
One of the houses belongs to Robert Croschere, who has lived there for almost 40 years. According to Croschere, the walls of the home were covered in graffiti and damaged with hammers; one bathroom was totally destroyed, including the sink, toilet, cabinet and shower doors; the kitchen was heavily damaged, including the stove and dishwasher; the ceiling fan was mangled and dented; and almost every light fixture was broken.
The Croscheres have been living at their Humboldt Township camp over the summer. The damage was discovered by the couple’s grandson, who called them at their camp to inform them.
|
It appeared that no items were taken from the home, Croschere said.
“It doesn’t look like anything was stolen,” he said. “It looks like they just went in there and trashed it for grins. It’s hard to believe.”
While Croschere doesn’t know who is responsible for the damage, he assumes it was some young, bored kids.
“I don’t think it was adults,” he said. “There were potato chip bags and empty pop cans lying around. It wasn’t like it was a beer party in there.”
Previous page: Accident, suicide, homicide?
Next page: City to discuss retiree benefits Insurance debate