Demolition equipment at Rocky Point vandalized

By: Melissa Randall mrandall@abc6.com

Demolition crews at Warwicks Rocky Point have some catching up to do. They lost 4 days making repairs to vandalized equipment. Friday morning shards of glass from the smashed windows still covered the ground.

Must have been, maybe kids trying to have a good time. Some sort of twisted good time though, said Mike Garofalo, Supervisor of HK&S.

Garofalo discovered the damage Tuesday morning. He says 8 of the 11 trucks had the glass windows smashed, a trailer was broken into, and items were stolen. The timing puts the men between a rock and a hard place.

We are on a tight time line. 75 days total for the project and we're creeping up on it September 8th so it was very, very frustrating to come in and see that kind of damage when we are trying to accelerate schedules as fast as we are, he said.

While a portion of the walking path down by the water is open to the public the construction site is owned by the state and is off limits. The area is patrolled by both DEM and local police. It is also surrounded by chain link fence. Even still the spot is prone to mischievous behavior.

Police were called to the site and a report was taken. They said the damage appears to be malicious. Officers dusted for finger prints. The investigation is ongoing.

You're really hurting the city of Warwick to be honest with you. Because this is there project basically and their place to enjoy when it's done so you're hurting everybody not just us, said Garofalo.

DEM calls the incident an unfortunate, yet minor setback. Demolition crews say they are doing everything they can to keep with their deadline. The official grand reopening of rocky point is still planned for sometime next month.

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