Tuesday 9 December 2008
The incident that brought Townsend to the public’s attention began shortly before midnight on Dec. 3. A Department of Public Safety motorcycle officer who was parked underneath the 59th Avenue overpass on the Loop 101 heard what he later described as “loud banging noises.” According to the officer, 26-year-old Townsend was striking the metal and glass housing of a photo enforcement camera with a large pickax. In addition to a criminal damage charge, Townsend stands accused of “interference with a traffic control device” and criminal trespassing. EJ Montini ☀
