Cedarburg police have warned 11 kids who vandalized the ice rink twice at Cedar Creek Park

Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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A worker repairs the damaged ice rink at Cedar Creek Park in Cedarburg.
A worker repairs the damaged ice rink at Cedar Creek Park in Cedarburg.

Nearly every winter, vandals damage the smooth, frozen surface of Cedarburg's ice rink at Cedar Creek Park.

This winter, security cameras captured the 11 juveniles who destroyed the ice twice, just days before it was set to open, Cedarburg police said.

The city filled the ice rink on Jan. 11. Security footage showed the ice being destroyed on Jan. 13. The city resurfaced the rink but delayed its opening again when the vandals returned on Jan.19.

Security cameras at the Cedar Creek Park ice rink show the damage caused by 11 juveniles.
Security cameras at the Cedar Creek Park ice rink show the damage caused by 11 juveniles.

The Parks and Recreation Department posted the incidents on its Facebook page.

“If this continues, we will unfortunately not be able to have the ice rink this year,” the department posted.

Security cameras at the rink are rather new, police said. The footage shows kids chipping away at imperfections in the ice, according to police. Police said they notified parents and warned the children for damaging the property.

The city opened the ice rink Jan. 21.

Eddie Morales can be reached at 414-223-5366 or eddie.morales@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @emoralesnews.

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