Rock-throwing vandal damages stores but doesn’t steal anything

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man was captured on surveillance video on Monday night damaging several businesses in Fort Lauderdale.

He is seen throwing a chunk of cement at the security camera of at least one of three businesses he hit.

It happened at a shopping center just south of Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest Federal Highway.

The man smashed windows at a restaurant and a Verizon store before moving on to an eyewear store.

One of the owners told Local 10 News he finds the vandalism act bizarre because person just throws rocks to damage the business, but doesn’tsteal anything.

“Just yelling and throwing the rock you now in the glass, and then he just walked here,” said Exotic Eyewear Optical owner Panos Sarris. “And I guess he broke the glass on the other side and then he attacked the cameras you know with the rocks.”

Police are asking anyone who thinks they recognize the man to reach out. Broward Crime Stoppers can be reached at 954-493-TIPS.


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Christian De La Rosa joined Local 10 News in April 2017 after spending time as a reporter and anchor in Atlanta, San Diego, Orlando and Panama City Beach.

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