This past Sunday, four people broke into the World Series Park field complex in Saugus by forcing open the third-base dugout gates.
The group proceeded to do batting practice on the field for about a half hour. The field had its last games the previous day and was then closed for the season. Signs state “when the gates are locked the field is closed.”
Only teams who are scheduled are allowed to use the field. Damage was done to the hasps that secure the dugout gates, all of which was recorded on surveillance video. Saugus Police are examining the video to identify those shown committing the breaking and entering.
“This type of behavior makes me sick,” said World Series Park superintendent Bob Davis, who found the damage later that day. “Such lack of respect for the park — which provides a first-class facility for the youth of Saugus to play baseball — blows my mind. I work very hard to maintain the park, and for someone to come along and do something like this is unacceptable. This is like someone breaking into your yard or house. We have a very good security system with cameras that show all areas during the day and night. Anyone who causes problems will be seen. We have still photos and video of the four people and might publish them in the future.”
Anyone with any knowledge of this who can identify those who caused the damage and trespassed is asked to contact Saugus Police.