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Vandalism Costs More Than Aesthetics

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 Michael KusterCrime, featured, vandalism, Walkersville

The staff at the Walkersville Pharmacy arrived at work earlier this week to find the Coke machine in front of the pharmacy on its side and its power cord ripped out of the wall. This was the second time in about a month. A previous machine was bolted to the ground after vandals kept damaging the machine. The machine is owned by Coca-Cola, who told the pharmacy that the machine will probably not be replaced. “They can’t afford to keep fixing and replacing machines,” a pharmacy employee explained. Over the…

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Vacant Commercial Properties and Blight in Walkers Village Center

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffabandoned, blight, commercial property, graffiti, lease, Shopping Center, vacant, vandalism, Walkers Village Center

Walkersville continues to endure vacant commercial properties, and the problems associated with those properties. The concentration of the problems lies on the western end of Walkersville’s commercial districts. Some of these properties have sat vacant for decades. Most have sat vacant for more than a decade, and most are owned by one company. The majority of the properties are part of Walkers Village Center, an 86,231 square foot shopping center. Anchored by Safeway, the shopping center provides a dry-cleaner, a veterinarian’s office, a Chinese restaurant, a flooring store, Subway, Dollar…

Vandalism Gone to the Next Level

July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 GladeValley.net StaffCrime, vandalism, Walkersville

This summer, vandalism and other crimes seems to be spiking in Walkersville. Most of the cases seem to be random and not directed at one person. That does not appear to be the case in this latest caper. Town Commissioner Don Schildt and his wife, Peggy, found their front yard vandalized in a unique and very disturbing manner. Someone very carefully spelled out the word “DICK” using an herbicide. The resulting dead grass in the middle of the yard left large, block letters for all to see. Commissioner Schildt “awoke…

FNP: 20 Cases of Vandalism in Gladetowne

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Michael KusterCrime, police, vandalism, Walkersville

Frederick News Post: Maryland State Police: About 20 Cases of Vandalism in Walkersville As reported previously on GladeValley.net, similar crimes have been reported for at least the past year. As with most crime, these crimes seem to increase during the summer months. Police urge residents to please keep your homes, sheds, and cars locked.