HOUSTON—No one in Bear Creek expected to wake up to the rear windows of their vehicles shot out, but that’s what happened Thursday to about 20 residents. "Recently, this vandalism is scaring us," said one resident in the Bear Creek neighborhood who found her rear window shattered. "I don’t think it’s good." It’s not just happening in Bear Creek. Over the past month, authorities in northwest Harris County say they have had about 200 of the same complaints. Some car owners were victimized twice. Cleve Tryon said the rear window of one of the SUVs in his driveway was shot at three weeks ago. He said he just got it repaired. But Thursday, Tryon found he would need another window repair after the rear window on his other SUV was shattered. "Paying $600 or $700 to get this done, it’s just ridiculous," said Tryon. It’s a problem that has plagued northwest Harris County for a month, until someone spotted the vandals in the act. "Thank goodness our neighbor, the milkman, busted these guys and called in the tip and was able to get them caught," said Jaqueline Jones, another resident who found the rear window on her SUV shattered. A constable was able to track down the suspect’s car. Inside, authorities say they found sling shots and BBs that were used to damage the windows. The two men arrested in connection with the window-busting are William Brennan and Philip Orth. They have been charged with felony criminal mischief. "They’ve confessed to about 200 of them," said John Laine, Precinct 5 Constable Assistant Chief. Their main reason? It was fun. The suspects, they said better to shoot an SUV window because they make a louder, bigger pop." Neighbors had the opportunity to pop off their own rounds of frustration. "I appreciate the fact that whenever they did catch them that they let me go to the car and they let me tell them exactly what I thought," said Jones. "I said thanks for ruining our Thanksgiving and our Christmas because now I’m going to have to take that money and pay for a new window." People were unhappy to pick up the pieces and the hefty price tag. The price tag could range from $250 to $1,000, depending on whether the victims had insurance or not.
