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Show WflmL BMi KwSH BhMh HkSH Police Chief Martin Nay and Deputy Kevin Moore displayed 70 stolen hood ornaments and trunk plate covers from vandalized vehicles that were confiscated from some 25 Panguitch juveniles recently. The Panguitch police, in cooperation with the Garfield County Sheriffs Office broke the crime ring in which stolen merchandise totaled $7,000. 25 Juveniles Identified In Rash Of Recent Hood Ornament Thefts PANGUITCH A cooperative investigation beween Panguitch City Police and Garfield County Sheriffs Office has identified some 25 juveniles involved in ongoing vandalism on Panguitch streets. Hood ornaments and trunk plate covers of newer model vehicles began be-gan randomly disappearing at a steady pace in Panguitch and Tropic since mid-October or earlier. The juveniles cited, both males and females, range in age from 12 to 15 years and all reside in Panguitch. Pan-guitch. Officers, in trying to understand the motive for the thefts and vandalism, have theorized that the stolen items were taken as part of a "status symbol" craze -"- the more hood ornaments taken, the greater the status. In all, 70 ornaments have been recovered by officers and recovery of additional items is anticipated. The confiscated items, valued between $55 to $300, total around $7,000. Officers are still conducting further fur-ther investigation and interviewing juveniles. They are hopeful of identifying additional owners of vandalized vehicles and ask that anyone not yet contacted who has been the victim of such a theft contact con-tact either Panguitch City or Garfield Gar-field County officers. Such contacts are important to link up confiscated evidence to specific vehicles and to be able to ascribe a specific dollar amount to each theft, officers said. |
