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Vandals repeatedly trash youth soccer facilities in Ocean County

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The Lakehurst-Manchester Soccer Association's facilities have been repeatedly vandalized during the past year.

Parents and volunteers of the Lakehurst-Manchester Soccer Association are again asking for public's assistance to identify the subjects responsible for vandalizing its youth soccer facilities.

In March, the soccer association offered a reward for information leading to the identification of the vandals responsible for tearing up the soccer fields by riding vehicles over top of them.

"This is just the latest incident," a post on the soccer association's Facebook page said at the time. "The goals have been permanently damaged and the snack stand and bathrooms have seen repeated break in attempts."

Proceeds from the soccer association's color run fundraiser were then stolen from its snack stand in May, a board member told New Jersey 101.5.

Now, the soccer association is again asking for the public's help to identify the hooded culprits who broke into the snack stand before dawn on Sunday morning.

The suspects trashed the stand and stole approximately $300 worth of items, 92.7 WOBM reported.

The latest incident was caught on surveillance cameras, according to the association's Facebook page.

The repeated vandalism has created a financial strain and safety issues for the Lakehurst-Manchester Soccer Association.

"It's not just financial. It's where we could be putting our energy into trying to get these lights for these fields and some of the projects we have ongoing, we're spending it cleaning up after the vandalism," LSMA board member Crissy Weiner told New Jersey 101.5, adding the club has been trying to get stadium lights for the past three years.

Rob Spahr may be reached at rspahr@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @TheRobSpahr. Find NJ.com on Facebook.


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