Suspect arrested after dozens of vehicles vandalized at University of Denver
By Chierstin Roth, Christa Swanson
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DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Denver police say a suspect is in custody after numerous vehicles at the University of Denver were damaged and vandalized overnight.
The vehicles and bicycles were parked in Lot C, located in the 1800 block of South High Street, on the northwest end of the university’s sports complex, the Denver Police Department reported. Several students at the university told CBS Colorado that dozens of vehicles and bicycles were damaged, stating that multiple windshields, mirrors, and back windows of vehicles were smashed, and many were keyed.
Many students, like sophomores Max Perry and Luke Miller, said they woke up to friends calling and posting videos of the damage.
“I was sitting in bed watching TikTok, and one of my friends called me, told me my car got pretty messed up,” said Miller.
“Looking at all those windshields like, bang, bang, bang, all the way down the line,” Charlie Carroll added. “I mean, who wouldn’t be alarmed by something like that, right?”
Police said they received multiple reports of the destruction beginning at 9:15 a.m. Saturday. Officers took the suspect into custody around 11 a.m.
“It’s just like, what are they going to do with it?” said Aubrielle Biewend. “Like, how are they going to fix it all? There’s just so many cars that got vandalized.”
CBS crews at the scene observed that the chains and brake wires on numerous bicycles had also been cut.
“He was cutting brake lines on bikes around campus here all the way over there, all over the place,” said Miller.
However, everyone we spoke with said none of their property was stolen.
“One of my friends told me one of the cars had, like, $1,000 of cash right in the passenger seat, and whoever did this broke open the window, like wide open, and it didn’t touch any of the cash,” said Carroll.
Students also said they’re glad it wasn’t worse and that nobody was hurt, but they question whether more safety measures should be put in place.
“Considering how much we pay for parking, we pay, like, up to $1,000 a quarter, and it’s not cheap,” said Miller. “I think that for paying that much money, I shouldn’t have to, like, worry about anything like that.”
“It’s not something I’d think would ever happen here,” said Perry.
Authorities have not yet released the identity of the suspect or what charges they may be facing in connection with the damage.
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