Vandals do $300k damage to building

Posted May 25, 2011 04:52:07 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Police are trying to solve a break and enter case with a huge price tag.

Vandals broke in to a building under construction on Damascus Road in Bedford some time between the evening of Saturday May 14 and the next Monday morning.

They smashed doors, windows and walls. The damage is estimated at $300-thousand.

Investigators are asking for tips as they look at video surveillance from other businesses in the area.

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