Police are looking for help to find the people responsible for significantly damaging construction equipment in South Porcupine.
The Timmins Police investigation is the Cochrane District Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week.
Sometime between Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. and Sept. 6 at 8 a.m., the suspects entered a secured compound owned by the City of Timmins and caused over $50,000 in damage to the equipment and property.
"The suspects cut large holes in the 'Tempo-shelter' and proceeded to damage the solar panels on four traffic signal trailers at a cost of $5,000 each. They also destroyed several parts of a John Deere loader resulting in $40,000 damage to it. Video footage shows very young individuals possibly 10 to 13 years old climbing around the equipment in the compound," reads the crime of the week.
Because of their ages, police can't share photos of the suspects. They have released images of their bicycles in hopes of identifying the youth they belong to.
"The police need to speak to them and their parents," said Crime Stoppers.
Anyone with information should call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted online at P3tips.com.
CrimeStoppers is anonymous and you will not have to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest, you could be eligible to earn up to $2,000 in cash.
