Residents of the Lexington Place Subdivision in Meraux can sleep a bit easier now after the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a flurry of vehicle vandalism incidents that had the neighborhood on edge. According to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office post, 29-year-old Robert Clark of the 2700 block of Bradbury Drive in Meraux faces 14 counts of simple criminal damage.
The ripple of vandalism had residents concerned as reports of damaged vehicles began to pile up. In response, deputies with the Field Operations Bureau Patrol Division heightened their presence, ultimately encountering Clark. As the investigation unfolded, it was video surveillance and eyewitness accounts that fixed the lens of suspicion on Clark, setting the stage for his arrest. “I want to thank the residents who reported these incidents and shared information with our detectives,” Sheriff James Pohlmann said. “Their cooperation, along with the hard work of our deputies, led to a quick arrest,” as mentioned on the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office post…