Tire slasher strikes again in North Bay

Two separate incidents in North Bay this month, including one on Sunday, damaged tires on municipal vehicles, causing $62,000 in damage.

More municipal vehicles had their tires slashed in North Bay over the weekend, bringing the cost of damage to city vehicles to $62,000 this month alone.

City spokesperson Gord Young said in an email Wednesday that the most recent incident took place overnight Sunday.

“Multiple tires were slashed on municipal vehicles parked at the Public Works facility on Franklin Street, causing an estimated $12,000 in damage,” Young said.

“This follows a similar incident at Lee Park earlier this month, where over 20 vehicles were damaged, resulting in more than $50,000 in costs.”

Costs taxpayers

He said both incidents have been reported to North Bay Police and are under investigation.

“Vandalism like this comes at a direct cost to taxpayers and can impact city services,” Young said.

“Residents who may have seen anything or have information are encouraged to contact North Bay Police Service. As this incident is under investigation, we would defer to North Bay Police for any questions related to surveillance footage or possible suspects.”

A message to North Bay police seeking further details on the incident had not yet been returned by Wednesday afternoon.

Cases of tires being slashed in the city first took place in August 2023, involving multiple vehicles in the area of Lee Park.

More frequent

Then, 22 tires were damaged on vehicles belonging to a business on Worthington Street East in December 2023.

Tires on two more vehicles were damaged at an Oak Street business in April 2024, followed by four vehicles having their tires slashed in August, also on Oak Street.

Cases became more frequent with eight vehicles damaged in September 2024 on McIntyre Street East and five vehicles on Oak Street the same month.

Multiple vehicles then had their tires damaged in the area of Monk Street and near Lee Park in October 2024.

And there were three instances in December 2024 – 56 tires damaged on Gormanville Road; two vehicles damaged on Chippewa Street West; and, 24 tires slashed in a parking lot on McIntyre Street between Sherbrooke Street and Wyld Street.

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