San Diego, California – A Navy veteran and his family are reeling after vandals tore through their Oak Park home last week, leaving behind a scene that looked less like mischief and more like calculated destruction.
Lt. Troy Esaki, who served in the Navy as a submariner, described the damage in painful detail. “Every single window is broken.” He said. “The refrigerator, they pulled out the freezer door. The oven, the microwave. Toilets smashed in, throw up in the sink, floors covered in beer and maybe urine. There’s blood on the cabinets. Even the ceiling fans were damaged.”
For Esaki and his wife, the house wasn’t just an investment. It was a place they had poured time and energy into, preparing it carefully for new tenants. “We’re really heartbroken,” he said. “It’s been a mixture of emotions—frustration, anguish. Mostly, just heartache. To think about all the time and effort we’ve devoted into the house.”…