PANAMA CITY -- Police are investigating a spree of tire slashings in St. Andrews Sunday night, but the cases appear random, which is making it difficult to come up with a suspect, a police spokesman said.
Most of the time when tires get slashed it’s an isolated incident, often tied to a domestic dispute, and the suspect is obvious, said Lt. Robert Luther, spokesman for the Panama City Police Department. When police have to deal with at least 10 separate victims in the same neighborhood, and there’s no apparent connection between the victims, finding a suspect becomes more difficult, Luther said.
That’s the situation confronting police, Luther said. He didn’t know how many victims had their tires slashed Sunday night; it was at least 10, he said. There are no suspects.
The victims were located roughly between 11th Street and 15th Street in St. Andrews. There have been no reported tire slashings in the area since Sunday night, Luther said.
Police continue to investigate.