PORT ANGELES — Another vehicle was found vandalized with spray paint Tuesday, this time at the Port Angeles Walmart Supercenter, police said.
The Port Angeles police are investigating the spray-painting of 16 vehicles Monday. Vandals spray-painted blue and silver lines on the sides of at least 20 vehicles in a west Port Angeles neighborhood, Deputy Chief of Police Brian Smith said.
Another vehicle was defaced at the Port Angeles Walmart at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Clallam County Undersheriff Ron Peregrin.
A deputy investigated the Tuesday vandalism but filed no report.
The lack of a report could indicate that the crime was very small in nature or that the owner of the vehicle chose not to pursue the issue, Peregrin said.
Smith said no one has been arrested in Monday’s spray-painting spree but that some people have called in tips.
It is unknown if the car vandalized at Walmart is related to the others, Smith said.
“When we catch the suspect or suspects, that is something we will ask them about,” he said.
The initial rash of spray-painted cars and trucks Monday night extended in a trail from the 800 block of West Sixth Street to the 1100 block of West Seventh Street.
Because so many cars were vandalized, the crime is considered a felony, Smith said.
Police discovered the marked vehicles in the area when they investigated a report of a suspicious person at 8:56 p.m.
Police received four reports of car vandalism in the same neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, four vehicles in the 500 block of West 11th Street were each reported to have one slashed tire.
It is unknown if the punctured tires were related to the spray-painting, Smith said.
Those with information can phone Officer Trevor Dropp at 360-417-4545 or North Olympic Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest with the filing of felony charges. Callers can stay anonymous if they wish.
