{"id":384407,"date":"2023-01-31T06:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=384407"},"modified":"2023-01-31T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:01:40","slug":"vandals-strike-anew-at-cowtown-race-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/vandals-strike-anew-at-cowtown-race-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals strike anew at Cowtown Race Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marianas Racing Association\u2019s container office has been vandalized by unknown individuals recently. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tearing up of the more mischievous and reprehensible kind occurred at the Cowtown Raceway Track recently when unknown individuals vandalized Marianas Racing Association\u2019s container office.<\/p>\n

MRA president Charles Cepeda said the estimated damage to the facility was $1,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MRA container office was vandalized. Nothing was inside but someone damaged the windows and walls. Nothing was stolen as it was empty. The estimated damage is $1,000 and we think it happened last Jan. 17,\u201d he told Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cepeda said they didn\u2019t bother to report the incident to the Department of Public Safety and, so far, no one has come forward to report the dastardly act.
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The vandalism occurred most probably last Jan. 17, according to MRA president Charles Cepeda. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cNo witness\u2026 We do have cameras in the area, but it did not capture anything\u2026 No one has come forward with any information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

MRA vice president Justis \u201cCuki\u201d Alvarez said it was truly disappointing that sinister members of the community have nothing better to do than damage someone else\u2019s property for no apparent reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just another sad case of vandals doing what vandals do. We purchased the container house for officials to converge during races if necessary to discuss matters during the races. Also of course to have a little shade for the scorekeepers\u00a0 to tally scores later in the day after the race.\u201d\u00a0
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Damage to the facility is estimated at $1,000. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Alvarez said MRA is also perplexed that someone would break into the container office when clearly there was nothing inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe container was empty. There was nothing inside and the vandals should have known that because there are windows that you can easily see into and know if anything was there. But there was nothing to take. So the vandals just decided to break the structure and damage it for virtually no reason,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez added that MRA is sad and upset that these things continue to happen, \u201cbut whoever is doing it obviously isn\u2019t worried since Cowtown is in such a remote area and there are no security guards.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also echoed what Cepeda said that MRA\u2019s motion cameras failed to record anything, which may necessitate a change in equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe set up a motion camera at the entrance gate. But it didn\u2019t catch anything and there are so many other ways to enter from. We hope to invest in more cameras in the future and hopefully catch whoever is doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the first time that vandals struck at the home of Saipan\u2019s motocross enthusiasts as in December 2021 perpetrators broke into the track and damaged and destroyed the facility\u2019s solar lights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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