On March 23, 2012, at approximately 9am, Steinbach RCMP received a report of vandalism that occurred overnight inside the stairwell of an apartment complex off of Loewen Boulevard in Steinbach.
Police say that culprit(s) spray painted the walls. Damage to the walls is estimated at being in the hundreds of dollars.
Steinbach RCMP advise that this is the third complaint of a similar nature received over the last week. One of the other incidents involved the spray painting of two fences, however, the responsible youths were apprehended by the owner and the matter was dealt with accordingly. The other incident involved the spray painting of the Backstage building. No suspect(s) have been apprehended in this matter.
RCMP continue to investigate these complaints and are following up on all leads available. RCMP would like to remind the public to make a strong effort to clean up any graffiti in a timely fashion after notifying police as leaving the graffiti visible may lead to more spray painting vandalism.
If you have any information about these crimes, you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP at (204)326-4452 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Tips may be submitted online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to Crimes(274637).
