HAMPTON, Va. — Unknown individuals illegally accessed and drove around buses that Huntington Ingalls Industries, through its Newport News Shipbuilding division, contracts for use, according to Todd Corillo, spokesperson for HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
The company keeps the buses parked at The Offices at Net Center, located at 5200 W. Mercury Boulevard, when they are not being used.
On August 27, at around 2 a.m., officers said they were dispatched to the Net Center in reference to a large group of individuals and vehicles driving recklessly in the parking lot.
On site security told police that people were climbing onto the buses. A video anonymously shared with News 3 shows several buses being driven in circles around a light pole in the parking lot.
After officers arrived on scene, the crowd began to disperse, police explained. Several buses were vandalized and one bus had been driven into a ditch.
There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident, and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with information in connection to this incident is encouraged to contact the Hampton Police Division at (757)-727-6111 or submit a tip using p3tips.com to provide information anonymously and be eligible for a reward up to $1500.
