THREE men have been charged for allegedly smashing the windscreens of 48 parked cars in drive-by vandalism in Andergrove, Beaconsfield and Slade Point.
Each man has been charged with 48 counts of wilfully damaging vehicles and two counts of stealing 50 bricks from a pallet outside a partially constructed house at Blacks Beach Cove. It is alleged the three men drove around the northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning over two consecutive weekends and threw the stolen bricks and other objects at parked cars smashing windscreens and windows.
Investigating officer Senior Constable Greg Lamb said police believed the damage bill would be more than $100,000.
The alleged drive-by vandalism occurred in the early hours of October 26 and November 2. Areas allegedly targeted were Bedford Road, Andergrove Road, The Barons Drive, Maple Drive, Nadina Street, Phillips Street, Eaglemount Road, Mansfield Drive and Slade Point Road.
