Guthrie fairy houses vandalized shortly after installation

GUTHRIE, Okla. (KFOR) - A fairy house themed scavenger hunt was recently added to a Guthrie Park, but the magic quickly ran out. After only a week, it’s already been destroyed. 

Now, police are on their own hunt to find whoever is responsible.

"This type of damage is offensive and it should be offensive to everyone,” said Sgt. Anthony Gibbs with the Guthrie Police Department. 

The “whimsical adventure” was scattered around Highland Park Trails in Guthrie. It was created by a generous Guthrie resident who teamed up with art students at Guthrie High School and the Guthrie Job Corps. 

“It was a neat deal,” said Gibbs. “We've got our kids that come together to make this kind of stuff, and put a lot of time and effort into it… A bunch of little neat items, fairy houses and some other whimsical things that you could go around and locate in the park with you there, as you could do with your kids." 

However, after just one week, all but four of the thirteen fairy houses have been destroyed, stolen or damaged. 

"I think it's terrible, but I think our teenagers need more to do,” said Cindy Jurima, who frequents the park. “There is a lot of vandalism… It’s an ongoing problem."

Gibbs said they aren’t sure how many suspects could be involved, but whoever is responsible could be looking at charges for vandalism, theft and if they kept the houses, knowingly concealing stolen property. 

"We should be able to put out something like this for the enjoyment of everyone and not worry about whether or not someone's going to come along and take it,” said Gibbs. 

Anyone with information should reach out to the Guthrie Public Works office at (405) 282-8400 or the Guthrie Police Department at (405) 282-3535.