The Bradley University Police Department responded to 23 reports of slashed vehicle tires on Bradley Avenue, Main Street and Cooper Street Sunday.
The cars belonged to both students and non-students.
Senior advertising major Airin Virgilio said she stepped outside her off-campus house on Bradley Avenue Sunday morning to go to breakfast with her mother for Family Weekend when she found her tires slashed.
Virgilio said the street was filled with people inspecting their cars, as well as a police officer to help people through the confusion.
“It was insane,” Virgilio said. “It was one of the craziest things I had ever seen.”
Virgilio was able to have her car towed and installed with new tires, but she said some of the victims weren’t so lucky.
“There are some people I know that still have their cars out there because they just can’t afford new tires,” Virgilio said. “[Also,] I know some of the shops around the area were turning away people because they didn’t have enough technicians on Sunday.”
Currently, there are no suspects.
BUPD Chief Brian Joschko said students and staff are encouraged to report suspicious people and activity to the police.
