Vandal(s) smash new park’s basketball backboard 

$1,000 reward offered for info leading to conviction

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A vandal or vandals smashed the glass of a brand new basketball backboard at the new Shelby Township Park.

“This is a real shame as this park is really going to be a gem for Oceana County, and the backboard is so new that I doubt that even one game of ball has been played on it yet,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast.

“At 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, deputies were dispatched to the Shelby Township sports park that is still under construction on West Buchanan Road near 72nd Avenue in Shelby Township,” said Mast. “Township officials have discovered that some time recently someone had vandalized the park by smashing out a brand new glass basketball backboard. It appears that something was thrown, hitting the backboard and smashing it.  

“The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has been approached by a very concerned resident of the township who would like to offer a $1,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction for the party who is responsible for this damage. If anyone has information please call the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office at (231) 873-2121.”

The sheriff’s office is investigating another vandalism crime in Shelby reported just over a week ago involving several Shelby Public Schools busses that were spray painted with graffiti. Damage was also done to construction equipment at the nearby Getty Park that is undergoing improvements.

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