Suspect arrested in West Philly tire slashings
A West Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with slashing tires on dozens of cars last week, police said.
Suspect arrested in West Philly tire slashings
A West Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with slashing tires on dozens of cars last week, police said.
The slashings occured Jan. 7 on Hazel Avenue, between 47th and 50th streets, and Chancellor Avenue near 53rd, in West Philadelphia. Authorities said at least 59 cars were found to have their tires slashed.
Harry Gaines, 27, from Angora Terrace near 60th Street, was arrested Wednesday near 52nd and Market streets. Gaines was identified based on various anonymous tips, police said. He has been charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal mischief and related offenses.
Last week, authorities had released surveillance footage showing a man and woman walking down the street at 5:30 a.m., around the time of the slashings. The man is shown bending down to puncture two tires and puncturing others as he walks down the street.
Mayor Nutter's office posted a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the vandals. The Fraternal Order of Police offered $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. It is unclear if anyone will receive either reward.
The woman in the alleged incident surrendered to police last week, according to reports. As of Thursday, she has not been charged.
This comment has been deleted.— crombola69- Not in that neighborhood, he's not. — Tatt2
- I'll bet he was in prison !— marko1
- Wow..who's crazier, the people who pointlessly destroy property, or the weirdos screaming valed racist insults at their keyboards everyday. All of them should be on some law enforcement watchlist.— Joyner80
- The word is "veiled", not "valed".
Sheesh.— Tatt2 - The innocent West Philadelphia people whose tires were slashed will take care of this creep.— GREEKPICNIC
- Don,t place that piece of SCUM in jail place IT exactly where it belongs beneath the wheel of a car....then start the engine.— BandwagonBob
- 27? This guy looks 40....— Getinline
- I don't remember, so someone help me. Did the race baiting comments appear when the White guy got caught slashing all those tires?— Getinline
Once as a kid on mischeif night I threw eggs at local houses.
Just to everyone off me and the other kid threw eggs at our own houses.
Yeah, like I said kids (with eggs, not knives).— Cuddles- wow, the reward for turning in someone who slashing tires is the same as the reward for someone of found and abducted girl? there is something wrong her. I'm sure if the parents of that little girl were well off, the reward would have been a lot higher. come on, philly police and other organization, let's show this hero a little more gratitude.— Yooperspud
- Didn't he get $10,000? What was so heroic about making a phone call to report a found child? I'm happy he did, but that's normal, expected behavior from any decent human being.
- This guy is twenty seven? I suppose he was lashing out about his
tough childhood by destroying other people's property.
Just a disgrace.— donher
