Rash of vandalism leads to damage at local businesses
Before opening his store on one of the busiest days of the year, Matt Singh, owner of the Fuel & GO in South Union Township, learned his business was one of several in the area targeted by vandals.
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Fuel & GO, on Dixon Avenue, was among at least four other businesses in Uniontown and surrounding areas that were vandalized over the last week when large objects were thrown through doors or windows.
The rash of criminal mischief have prompted police to increase patrols in the area, but no arrests have been made. While police aren无毛视频檛 certain if the incidents are connected, security footage from the Fuel & Go and nearby Vinny无毛视频檚 Pizza appeared to show the same person at both locations.
The Fuel & GO vandalism occurred just before 6 a.m. on Labor Day. Security footage shows a masked person holding what appears to be a cinder block running across the parking lot and throwing it at the glass door. The glass doesn无毛视频檛 break, the vandal throws the cinder block at the window a second time.
Moments later, footage captures Sunny Singh, who manages the gas station, arriving for his shift.
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About 10 minutes later and just about 1000 feet away, what appears to be the same man is caught on camera on Lebanon Avenue at Vinny无毛视频檚 Pizza carrying what appears to be a large brick.
Footage shows the person pacing in the parking lot for about 10 minutes before smashing the window of the business.
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Gourn said she spent over $800 to fix the door.
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Days before the damage at Vinny无毛视频檚 and Fuel & GO, two businesses in Uniontown were also vandalized.
Harison Laskey, co-owner of Potters Grill on Morgantown Street, said he walked in on Thursday morning to a large rock underneath one of his tables and a hole through his front window
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Laskey said he was able to keep his business open, using tape to cover the hole until he was able to replace the window.
O.A.K Pizza in Uniontown also reported vandalism of a similar fashion on Friday, police said.
Both Uniontown Police Lt. Tom Kolencik and state police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said investigations are ongoing.
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