WEST VALLEY CITY — West Valley police are investigating a vandalism case at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
"As ICE agents entered into the parking lot on the morning of March 7, they found that there were multiple makeshift tire deflation devices strewn throughout their parking lot," according to police. Police further described those devices as "corks with nails pushed through."
The DHS headquarters is located at 2975 S. Decker Lake Drive.
The agents then started inspecting the Department of Homeland Security vehicles in the parking lot and found "two new vehicles and one RV" with broken windows and "dents to the body from ball bearings and rocks," said West Valley police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.
Investigators then checked video surveillance and observed two people park a pickup truck in the nearby Maverik Center overflow lot about 10:30 p.m. on March 6. The two were "wearing dark clothing and head coverings," according to court documents.
"No footage was obtained of them throwing the items and it is believed that they hid behind the RV to avoid detection from video surveillance while throwing the items," Vainuku said.
A Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford F-150 were damaged. The pickup truck had multiple dents on the roof, which led investigators to conclude "the suspects had lobbed rocks over the fence and onto the roof, leaving rocks behind in the bed when they missed," a search warrant affidavit states.
The total damage to all three vehicles was approximately $4,000.
A woman who investigators say "has been seen at DHS headquarters and all ICE protests for some time" who drives a pickup truck similar to the one seen near the DHS headquarters the night of March 6 was tracked down and questioned.
As of Friday, no arrests had been made.
