Window Shooting Spree Causes Financial Headaches For Victims
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Posted: 3:33 PM Jan 13, 2009
Last Updated: 7:55 PM Jan 13, 2009
Reporter: Auburn Hutton
Email Address: auburn.hutton@kolotv.com

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A young man is behind bars, accused of shooting out the windows of 19 different vehicles. According to police, 20-year-old Pedro Dominguez fired dozens of shots with a pellet gun on Tuesday afternoon, destroying windows on at least 19 cars. Dominguez faces 46 charges in all.

Nineteen windows and thousands of dollars in damage. Some of Tuesday night's vandalism victims say a broken window isn't something they budgeted for. Many complain that these type of unexpected costs are not only infuriating, but they're killing them financially.

Employees at Fast Glass on Greg Street say they spent much of their day fixing broken windows from Tuesday night's shooting spree. They say they dealt with some very unhappy customers Wednesday morning. Victims say the bill to fix a broken window couldn't have come at a worse time.

Diana Burnette is on disability and has a fixed income. She says the shot-out window in her SUV sent her searching the city for a good deal.

Fast Glass employees told Burnette her insurance doesn't cover windows, but that she could make payments. She says if it weren't for them, she might not have been able to pay her rent.

"They're lucky no one was sitting in the cars or the vicinity. Destruction of personal property and they think it was fun? I mean, this is a gun. Guns kill," said Burnette.

Burnettes neighbor, T.J. Muncey lost a window in his truck. He says he still doesn't know how he'll pay for it.

"I don't know yet. They were going to check to see if my insurance would cover it. It has to be fixed either way. No choice," said Muncey.

Fast Glass employees say lately, some customers like Burnette and Muncey have been increasingly desperate. When they're already living paycheck to paycheck, a two or three-hundred dollar window bill can put them under.

"We don't like to benefit off people's misfortune. It's sad that vandalism is happening. I hope the police can catch them and solve the problem," said General Manager at Fast Glass, Clay Jorgensen.

In the meantime, the victims are hoping their string of bad luck is over, and wondering when these tough economic times will finally turn around.

"They have no respect for people's property. We used to leave our doors unlocked and the keys in the car. We don't dare do that anymore," said Muncey.

An employee here at Fast Glass says he's seen an increase in the number of people being forced to pay out of pocket for vandalism damages. He says even if they have insurance, their deductibles are often more expensive than paying for the window repair outright.

In that case, they try to make a deal, but that can be tough too. Fast Glass is not recession proof, and like any other business, they're also just trying to make ends meet.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 14, 2009 at 06:27 PM
all u are stupid it was a pellet gun and garret vigil did it pedro was not invole !!!!

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