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Tire Slasher Caught At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

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August 13, 2019
Slashed rear tire on a Jeep Wrangler at Cape Hatteras National Seashore/NPS

Slashed rear tire on a Jeep Wrangler at Cape Hatteras National Seashore/NPS

A North Carolina man who apparently has issues with sport utility vehicles was caught slashing tires at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

The 62-year-old, from East Lake, North Carolina, was caught by rangers while slashing tires Sunday at the national seashore. He was to appear in federal court Monday afternoon.

Rangers arrested the man around 3 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Ramp 23, which is located south of the village of Salvo, North Carolina. His arrest occurred after rangers and North Carolina Fish and Wildlife officers observed him in the act of puncturing tires on a Jeep Cherokee

Since the start of the year, at least 66 vehicle tires have been slashed at seashore parking lots, according to the National Park Service. Additional tires have been slashed north of the seashore. The majority of the vehicles that were vandalized were sport utility vehicles.

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