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Thursday, 25 April 2024

Nails, screws damage 100s of tires in Lee's Summit subdivision

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Nails, screws damage 100s of tires in Lee's Summit subdivision
Nails, screws damage 100s of tires in Lee's Summit subdivision
Debris ruins 100s of tires in Lee's Summit subdivision

A NEIGHBORHOODMYSTERY -- LEAVESHUNDREDS OF TIRESNEEDING TO BE FIXED INLEE'S SUMMIT.SO OUR REPORTER NICKSTARLING WENT TOINVESTIGATE.IN A STORY YOU WILLONLY SEE HERE -- WHATNEIGHBORS TOLD HIM ASTHEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT-- WHO IS LEAVINGDANGEROUS OBJECTS ALLOVER THE ROAD.Jason Duewel, has nail in tireOn this tire here the screw isright in the middle of the tred.JASON DUEWEL SHOWS USTHE NAIL PIERCING THETIRE ON HIS MOM'S CAR.AND A NAIL STUCK IN HISOWN TIRE.Jason Duewel, has nail in tirethat's continuing to getimbedded in my tire.Wendy Duewel-tire victimIt's super frustrating,hundreds, it's hundreds ofcars this has happened to.THIS lee's summitMOTHER-SON DUO sayHUNDREDS OF NAILS ANDSCREWS WERESCATTERED OVERSEVERAL STREETSINCLUDING SOUTHWESTWARD ROAD IN THERAINTREE NEIGHBORHOODover the weekend.AND they say it happenedagain THIS WEEK.THEY just don't know who isdoing it -- or why.Wendy Duewel-tire victimIf this is being done onpurpose, hopefully they canget caught and we can get ittaken care of.Jason Duewel, has nail in tirethere have been accountsfrom people in theneighborhood that they go out,pick up screws and thenthere's more screws laying inthe same spot when theywake up in the morning.ACCOUNTS FROM THERAINTREE FACEBOOKPAGE CLAIM THEY'VEIDENTIFIED HUNDREDS OFVICTIMS NEEDING TIREREPAIRS.Leading the LEE'S SUMMITPOLICE department toASSIGN A DETECTIVE TOINVESTIGATEWendy Duewel-tire victimPeople are furious it's costinga lot of money.WE REACHED OUT TOSEVERAL AUTO SHOPS INLEE'S SUMMITTHEY ALLTOLD US THEY WEREINUNDATED WITH PEOPLETRYING TO GET THEIRTIRES FIXED.Spencer Stevens-Service Adviser,Midwest Auto Clinic-Goodyear inLee's Summit.I've been here three years thisis the busiest we've been everthat I can remember.MOST OF THE CALLSCOMING FROM THOSEWHO LIVE OR WereVISITING THATNEIGHBORHOOD.Just visiting family or visitingfriends that just happened tobe there that day and thathappened, so it's definitelybeen a big question markaround here.A MYSTERY THEY WANTSOLVED TO FEEL SAFEAGAIN.Jason Duewel, has nail in tireThis has to stop, for the sakeof the neighborhood and forthe sake of everyone.REPORTING IN LEE'SSUMMITNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.

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