My car was vandalized in the Shoprith parking lot last night. As with every story, there is much more to. I did not know it was vandalism at first, and it took a lot of investigation to find that it was probably just random… So let’s start at the beginning.
I just bought this car. I love it, it is beautiful, standard transmission, small engine, but old and 200k miles. Cheap but beautiful so it has to have troubles. Makes strange noises, loose front end, tires were horrible.
So front end work and new tires, still makes some strange noises, but feels solid as a rock and is better on gas than I had imagined. More power and prettier than the car I blew up, but that is a different story. So on my way out of town for its maiden voyage I stop at the grocery store. When I come out a brand new tire is flat.
I walk home, get the pickup, drive back to get the stuff out of the car which happens to be in the same plaza as the tire dealer who sold me the tires a day earlier. Make it to my dinner on time. Come back in the morning when they open and give them hell about a new, yet flat, tire.
They call me a half hour later and say it is vandalism, but since I bought the tire just a day earlier they will give me a new one. They say four knife holes in the side wall caused the damage. I decide, after calling the grocery store to see if they have parking lot surveillance, to make a police report.
Officer Kevin Sultarre badge number 7 promises to check out everything, and by the way do I work on Macs? He is writing a book about fishing in CT and uses Dragon software so he doesn’t have to type and so I give him a microphone to test, because his suddenly stopped working. Doubt it is the mic, but anyway…
Badge #7 asked if I thought anyone might be targeting me, and I didn’t think so, but I have had hundreds of tenants in my 6 apartments over the last 20 years, and I have 5000 customer who have not always been happy. He looked confused, so I asked if his customer were usually happy, and he said NOOOOO. Badge 7 called dispatch and asked if any other cars had been vandalized. Negatory, except a few days earlier.
When I picked up my car at TownFair Tire they did not charge me, and said they had four calls of people with tire damage that morning. So I don’t think I was targeted.
That is all about this for now, but Iwant to say more about the STUPID arrest on the day of my birthday party. No word. I filed a Motion to Dismiss, and a Motion to Compel the State to disclose their evidence (which I shouldn’t have to do) and no answer. I asked for a jury trial, and no word.
