Olathe police seeking school vandals

Olathe police are asking for the public’s help to catch vandals who caused more than $10,000 in damage to athletic facilities at Olathe East High School.

Police said the vandalism occurred between 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and 7:50 a.m. Wednesday at the school in the 14500 block of West 127th Street.

Someone covered the football field and track behind the school with spray-painted graffiti. School district officials estimated that it will cost more than $10,000 to clean up and repair the damage.

Anyone with information is asked to call Olathe police at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published June 12, 2014 at 11:44 AM with the headline "Olathe police seeking school vandals."