Police seek information about ATV joyride

Posted 7/11/19

UPDATE: After press time Wednesday, the police department announced that it had identified the driver and issued citations. "CASE CLOSED," the department said Wednesday evening.

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Police seek information about ATV joyride

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UPDATE: After press time Wednesday, the police department announced that it had identified the driver and issued citations. "CASE CLOSED," the department said Wednesday evening.

Two males in an ATV apparently went on an early morning joyride on Tuesday, damaging several lawns.

The Powell Police Department is seeking information about the incident.

In a Facebook post, the department said the ATV spun circles and slid across lawns at Westside and Parkside elementary schools, Washington Park, Powell Valley Hospital and multiple private residences sometime around 3 a.m. The vehicle was spotted on Parkside’s surveillance cameras at 3:36 a.m. and on Westside’s at 3:52 a.m.

Police say the illegal off-road trip caused damage to lawns and a few flower beds.

“[It’s] not necessarily a huge dollar figure, but just a violation of people’s property,” said Powell Police Chief Roy Eckerdt, adding, “That’s not OK.” He noted the time and effort that people put into their landscaping.

The chief added that, “there’s ample opportunity there for a serious accident or injury to occur when you’re looking at the type of driving activity that was taking place.”

Joe Atkinson, a Northwest College employee, said the ATV apparently crashed in front of the college’s Cabre Gym. The vehicle “slammed into a big juniper,” Atkinson wrote in a comment on the police department’s Facebook page, saying it left behind tire marks.

“I can imagine it caused some damaged to their vehicle,” he wrote.

Eckerdt said Wednesday that police have not received an official report about the incident at NWC.

Anyone with information about the ATV or the people inside it are asked to contact the police department at 307-754-2212.

“We’ve received several tips we’re looking into,” Eckerdt said Wednesday.

 

— By CJ Baker

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