UPDATE: TUESDAY 9:20 P.M.
There was graffiti on the walls and windows were smashed in at the PNC Bank on Pennington and Stone, but now they’re boarded up.
This also happened at the Wells Fargo a few doors down and a museum that isn’t in business.
Court documents say members of Stop Cop City were behind the vandalism. Their social media says they’re a group against a police and fire department training facility in Atlanta, Georgia.
The court documents also say the group was reportedly in Tucson for a national summit. They were in the area of Presidio Park before heading downtown.
They said the Tucson Police Department caught them lighting flammable items that they threw into PNC Bank while overnight maintenance workers were inside. Those workers hid inside.
Court documents show the three are charged with arson, criminal damage, and rioting.
KGUN9 spoke with Greg Eilmann, someone who banks at PNC Bank, and he said he still feels safe going to the bank.
“It was just a bit of a shock walking up and seeing all the plywood, and what the heck happened? Are they even opened, is what I asked you. Other than that, when I got inside, it was the normal banking experience,” Eilmann said while talking to KGUN9.
Court documents say there was a flare inside the bank that left burn marks. The damage at all three banks combined is estimated to cost more than $100 thousand.
PNC Bank was open for business on Tuesday but it seems like Wells Fargo was not. At first earlier on Tuesday Wells Fargo’s ATM was locked behind a gate and caution tape was on it, but now it’s open.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
The Tucson Police Department has 5 people detained after multiple banks downtown were vandalized late Sunday night.
KGUN crews were on the scene Monday morning; there was evident damage to both the Wells Fargo and PNC bank on Stone Ave. Multiple windows were smashed, and there was graffiti on both buildings, including the statement "No Cop City."
Details are still limited at this time, but TPD says they are still looking for additional suspects. If you have any information, please call 88-CRIME.
KGUN will continue to provide updates as they come in.
