HIALEAH -
Residents at a Hialeah
apartment complex woke up to
find their property
vandalized.
Red spray
paint covered the walls of
Terrazas del Sol
condominiums along the 2700
block of West 76th Street,
sometime before 6 a.m.,
Friday.
7News cameras captured
a man, who did not want to be named, scrubbing paint from
his car.
He said he’d been
working on cleaning his vehicle since 6 a.m.
“Our hard work we do
just to have nice things,” he said, “and then somebody come
and mess it up.”
The exact motive is
unclear, but it appears someone took out their frustration
on neighbors and a towing company.
“Alpine” was spray
painted on several properties, possibly calling out Alpine
Towing.
The vandals also spray
painted $101 on the walls.
Neighbors said that’s
what a tow costs in the community. |
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The
vandalism left residents
hoping to see some overnight
security in an area that has
seen trouble in the past.
“They
tried to steal rims,” one
resident said. “Four weeks
later, this happens. Who
knows what’s next?”
7News
reached out to Alpine Towing
for comment on the crime.
They said
recently somebody in parking
enforcement had their tires
slashed.
When the
tow truck drivers go into
the complex, they said
sometimes rocks are thrown
at them.
“We’ve
had priors. They’ve broken
windows. They’ve thrown
spikes under our trucks to
pop the tires,” said A.J.
Vasquez with Alpine Towing.
The
property management company
issued a statement on Friday
afternoon:
“Some
residents of the condominium
Terrazas del Sol do not
follow the condominium
parking rules and
regulations and this results
in their vehicles being
towed. This is an isolated
incident of a frustrated
individual that took his
anger towards the community
and other people vehicles.
The board of directors of
the condominium and the
management company is
cooperating with Hialeah
Police Department to solve
this case as soon as
possible.”
Police
left flyers on apartment
doors at the complex in
hopes someone will help lead
them to the vandal.
Meanwhile, residents are
left recovering from the
incident.
“Doesn’t
really make you want to have
a lot of visitors now,” said
a resident at the complex.
“Who wants to come visit
some place like this?”
Some
residents told 7News that
they believe towing at the
apartment complex occurs far
too often and that it is
sometimes unjustified, and
while they understand the
frustration, they said the
vandalism was unwarranted.
If you
have any information on this
vandalism, call Miami-Dade
Crime Stoppers at
305-471-TIPS. Remember, you
can always remain anonymous,
and you may be eligible for
a $1,000 reward.