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Pottawatomie County rural water tower suffers damage from bullet impacts

WIBW · last updated

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) — The Pottawatomie County Rural Water Department No. 2 water tower has suffered damage from numerous bullet impacts.

According to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded for a report of damage to a Rural Water Department’s water tower at about 8:42 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the area of Swede Rd and Shannon Creek Rd in rural Olsburg in Pottawatomie County.

The Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook that the bullet impacts to the water tower occurred sometime between Aug. 15 and Nov. 25. Following an examination of the damage and the surrounding area, the damage does not appear to be recent, and it also appears to be intentional.

The Rural Water District continues to examine the structure to determine the overall cost of repairs, which may end up being over $100,000. The damage does not appear currently to be impacting water usage in the district.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kidd at the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353 or leave a tip on our crime-stoppers link at www.ptsheriff.com, reference Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office case number 2025-7145.

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