State police search for suspect in Bethany vandalism

State police search for suspect in Bethany football field vandalism

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By Joseph Wenzel - email

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BETHANY, CT (WFSB) -

Connecticut State Police are looking for the person responsible for damaging recreational fields in Bethany overnight Thursday.

Troopers said someone drove a pickup truck onto the Bethany Airport Recreation Facility on Amity Road and "tore up the grass" at the football field and other fields. The damage was discovered around 7:30 a.m.

The damage is estimated at $5,000, according to state police.

The case is under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to call state police at 203-393-4200.

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