Tires from 87 Merrill Field planes get slashed and vandalized

Vandals slashed the tires of 87 planes at Merrill Field in Anchorage early Thursday morning. Officials and pilots at the field say it’s the largest act of air travel vandalism they’ve seen in their careers.
One of the victims of the tire slashings repairs his plane at Merrill Field (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Merrill Field Airport manager Paul Bowers said the vandalism likely occurred between 1:30 and 6:30 in the morning, but airport officials and po