Amador County – Two local businessman reported what seemed to be another rash of window vandalism Tuesday night on Sutter Hill and in Jackson. Mark Borchin, owner of Glass Doctor in Martell, said he had received 17 calls from people with windows broken on vehicles and some storefronts around Amador County, the second such incident reported in the last week. A vandal or vandals reportedly struck last Saturday night in downtown Sutter Creek. Borchin said he fixed windows at Backroads Café and the antique shop next door. This time, reports are mostly broken back windows and side windows of vehicles left parked mostly between Broad Street and Clinton Road in Jackson. Authorities asked him to notify them if he comes across any evidence he finds when cleaning up the shattered windows. He said the “more evidence they have, the more helpful it will be for them to prosecute the perpetrators.” Mike Sweeney, Executive Director of ARC of Amador & Calaveras County, said ARC also sustained damage to vehicle windows Tuesday night. The rear windows of two white transportation vans were window-less Tuesday afternoon. Borchin said he made an appointment to make the repairs today, Thursday, December 4th. He has 4 technicians and himself as backup in case they can’t do all the jobs that come in. He said people sometimes must have appointments made because of the varied specifications of car windows. Specs include year, make, model, number of doors, hatch back, color, whether it has a heat element. Borchin said “6,000 pieces of automotive glass are available – it’s just too hard to have all those pieces here on the shelf. We have it all out at the warehouse,” in Sacramento. He said they had received reports from the Jackson Rancheria, the Rancheria apartment complex, a business next door to Umpqua Bank and one each in Camanche and Plymouth. Jackson Police Department said it would release information today on the incident. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 23:22
Rash of Window Vandalism Across The County
Amador County – Two local businessman reported what seemed to be another rash of window vandalism Tuesday night on Sutter Hill and in Jackson. Mark Borchin, owner of Glass Doctor in Martell, said he had received 17 calls from people with windows broken on vehicles and some storefronts around Amador County, the second such incident reported in the last week. A vandal or vandals reportedly struck last Saturday night in downtown Sutter Creek. Borchin said he fixed windows at Backroads Café and the antique shop next door. This time, reports are mostly broken back windows and side windows of vehicles left parked mostly between Broad Street and Clinton Road in Jackson. Authorities asked him to notify them if he comes across any evidence he finds when cleaning up the shattered windows. He said the “more evidence they have, the more helpful it will be for them to prosecute the perpetrators.” Mike Sweeney, Executive Director of ARC of Amador & Calaveras County, said ARC also sustained damage to vehicle windows Tuesday night. The rear windows of two white transportation vans were window-less Tuesday afternoon. Borchin said he made an appointment to make the repairs today, Thursday, December 4th. He has 4 technicians and himself as backup in case they can’t do all the jobs that come in. He said people sometimes must have appointments made because of the varied specifications of car windows. Specs include year, make, model, number of doors, hatch back, color, whether it has a heat element. Borchin said “6,000 pieces of automotive glass are available – it’s just too hard to have all those pieces here on the shelf. We have it all out at the warehouse,” in Sacramento. He said they had received reports from the Jackson Rancheria, the Rancheria apartment complex, a business next door to Umpqua Bank and one each in Camanche and Plymouth. Jackson Police Department said it would release information today on the incident. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
