Vandals destroy Leominster Little League backstop

Communities in Leominster are outraged after vandals destroyed the backstop at one of many metropolis’s Little League baseball fields.

“Thanks to whoever thought it might be a good suggestion to assist us redecorate!” the league wrote in a Fb publish, which included photographs of the shredded backstop with the padding ripped out. The injury will value no less than $3,000 to restore, in response to the league.

Volunteer coach and league president Rob Lora found the injury Monday morning, in response to CBS Boston. Till the backstop is mounted, groups can’t play on the discipline on account of security considerations.

“They did one thing very malicious to harm the children. They knew that. It was not throwing a cone, they took the motion of ripping it aside, ripping all of it out they usually knew what they had been doing,” Lora informed CBS. “You’re not hurting us, you’re not hurting the park, you’re hurting the children as a result of they’ll’t use that facility. So, it’s heartbreaking.”

Whereas the vandalized backstop is being repaired, the league has needed to relocate and play on a borrowed discipline, in response to CBS. Lora informed CBS that it might take “a month to 6 weeks or extra” till the sphere is protected to play on once more.

Leominster police are investigating the vandalism however presently don’t have any leads as to who did it or why, in response to The Worcester Telegram.

Lora and Leominster police didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.