Police have arrested three adults and obtained petitions charging two juveniles in connection with the recent series of vehicle vandalisms in Centreville. The apprehensions came about after a resident called police Friday, Feb. 21, around 4 a.m., to report a loud noise and a suspicious vehicle in the area of Bull Run Post Office Road.

Responding officers from the Sully District Station found the vehicle and stopped it on Bull Run Post Office Road near Sudley Road. Several smashed mailboxes were also discovered in the area. Further investigation led officers to identify five people they believe were responsible for the Centreville vehicle vandalisms.

Then last Thursday, Feb. 27 — after learning police had obtained warrants for their arrest — two men and a woman, all from Manassas, turned themselves in. Travis Samuel Boykin Nokes, 22, of Community Drive, Ashley Nicole McPherson, 24, of Cabbel Drive, and Treyvon Tibbs, 18, of Buckner Road, were each charged with four counts of felony destruction of property and two counts of misdemeanor destruction of property.

Petitions have also been sought charging two teenage boys, 16 and 14, also of Manassas, with the same offenses. The investigation is still continuing and additional charges are possible.

The crimes occurred between Sunday, Feb. 2, and Tuesday, Feb.18, when at least 100 parked vehicles were struck by BB-type projectiles. Police said the perpetrators apparently drove through neighborhoods shooting BBs at parked cars, breaking their windows and causing damage. Many of these vehicles were parked on or near Old Centreville Road, Skipton Court, Federation Drive, Singleton’s Way and Compton Lane.

Capt. Ed O’Carroll, commander of the Sully District Station, expressed his appreciation to the resident who took action and called police quickly. He also praised the “tireless efforts of his officers and detectives” to bring this investigation to a successful closure.