Vandals cost thousands of dollars in damage to recently renovated park

WEST DEER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Someone drove through a former Nike missile site, doing thousands of dollars in damage.

And West Deer Township just spent more than $1 million to renovate it over several years, but someone created a big setback in that progress this week.

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Chopper 11 flew over the park, which was covered in tire tracks – especially on the sports fields.

Police told our news partners at TribLIVE that someone drove a pickup truck in circles through the fields sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

The vandals targeted two parks that are three miles apart: “Nike Site Park” off Route 910 and “Bairdford Park” off Bryson Road.

Police believe three people were inside the truck, but it is still not clear why they did it.

Watch the full video above for a look at the damages done to the park.

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