SHIRLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are turning to the public for help as they search for the suspects who damaged a vehicle and blew up several mailboxes with fireworks in Shirley last week, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of fireworks going off inside a trash barrel near Lawton Road about 11 p.m. on Friday received a second report of loud noises in the area of Myles Lane, according to Shirley police.
Andy Burns said he was turning in for the night when he heard a loud noise.
“We were just going to bed and we heard a blast, and then another blast,” Burns said.
When he went outside to see what the commotion was, he found his mailbox completely mangled. Footage from his security camera showed a car pull up to his driveway and someone appear to light a fuse right before the explosions begin.
“I can’t believe someone would do that,” Burns said. “They could potentially hurt themselves for that matter.”
After speaking with witnesses and reviewing surveillance video, police determined that mailboxes had been blown up by someone in a vehicle on Myles Lane.
Another resident who called police the next day to report hearing loud noises overnight noticed the windshield on their car had been exploded.
Because mailboxes are considered federal property, whoever did this could be charged with a federal crime.
Burns said he didn’t think the vandalism was personal, but hope it stopped before someone was injured.
“I don’t think they targeted me. I think it was just random, hopefully it was just random,” he said.
Anyone with information is urged to call Shirley police.
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