Vandals hit Main St businesses

Main St shopowners are fuming after a crime spree overnight that has left them thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Vandals used rocks and a piece of timber to smash windows and steal property from at least five businesses overnight.

Constable Michelle Stagg, of Blenheim, said it appeared the vandals hit early this morning.

Miss Stagg described the attack as a "crime spree".

Garth Mushet, of Hynds Pipeline Systems in Main St, said he arrived at work at 6.30am to find glass all over the floor, a 10 centimetre-wide hole in the front window, and a rock on the floor.

"I'm very annoyed and frustrated, but there's not a lot you can do about it. It's quite hurtful."

The bill to replace the window was estimated at $2000 to $3000, and insurance would not cover it.

"There's quite a considerable amount of damage done down Main St – thousands and thousands of dollars worth."

Corys Electrical manager Mary-Anne Neame reported two broken front windows this morning.

Shop mannequins had been stripped of jackets and other clothing worth about $600 and left outside the shop.

She described the vandalism as an "absolute waste of police time" and labelled the attack on businesses "stupidity".

Police are reviewing CCTV footage in the area and are investigating.

- The Marlborough Express

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