{"id":340347,"date":"2026-07-15T00:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340347\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:58:26","slug":"vandals-cause-96k-in-damage-at-downtown-st-petersburg-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340347\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETE, Fla. \u2014 Two men tore out landscaping lights and shattered windows at a downtown St. Petersburg residential tower, causing nearly $100,000 in damage, police said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, the vandalism happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Residences at 400 Central Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784077095_109_.jpeg\" alt=\"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower7.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the two men destroyed 14 landscaping lights and broke three large windows at the property.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784077097_852_.png\" alt=\"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower1.png\"  width=\"430\" height=\"310\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Police estimated the total damage at about $96,000.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784077100_460_.jpeg\" alt=\"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower4.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video and screenshots released by investigators show the suspects at the scene during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784077103_245_.jpeg\" alt=\"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower5.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone who recognizes the men or has information about the case to contact the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784077104_308_.jpeg\" alt=\"Vandals cause $96K in damage at downtown St. Petersburg tower6.jpg\"  width=\"960\" height=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police Department<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ROBERT.BOYD.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Father searches for answers after son&#8217;s death inside Dick&#8217;s House of Sports<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 15-year-old Jaden Law was found dead inside a fitting room at the Dick&#8217;s House of Sports at Brandon Exchange following gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>Father searches for answers after son&#8217;s death inside Dick&#8217;s House of Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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