Teenage vandals cause major damage, attempt to poison koi fish at Salt Lake Cactus & Tropicals

Teenage vandals cause major damage, attempt to poison koi fish at Salt Lake Cactus & Tropicals

Source: Fox News

8/14/2022

A group of vandals scaled the fence of a local plant and garden store's outdoor section three nights in a row last week, escalating the amount of damage and destruction each time.

General manager Kathy Harbin said employees at the Cactus & Tropicals location in Millcreek arrived Thursday morning to find some vandalism. They reported it to the police but didn't think much of it.

Cactus & Tropicals
A group of suspects who appeared to be teenagers broke into the business three nights in a row last week, escalating the amount of damage and destruction each time.
By: Spencer Burt
Posted at 9:37 PM, Aug 14, 2022
and last updated 11:37 PM, Aug 14, 2022

MILLCREEK, Utah — A group of vandals scaled the fence of a local plant and garden store's outdoor section three nights in a row last week, escalating the amount of damage and destruction each time.

General manager Kathy Harbin said employees at the Cactus & Tropicals location in Millcreek arrived Thursday morning to find some vandalism. They reported it to the police but didn't think much of it.

The next day, however, security cameras showed that the same suspects — who appeared to be teenagers — broke in again and caused more damage. This time, that included leaving hoses on all night, which flooded the office.

It happened again Friday night, but this time the employees arrived the following morning to find "horrific damage," Harbin said. Large ceramic containers were shattered, and the koi pond was full of garbage, large (and expensive) plants, and even chemicals.