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Dublin High School officials report finding eight felled trees on campus on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 11. (Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District) 
A total of eight trees were cut down at Dublin High School in an act of vandalism, according to DHS officials. (Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District) 
A total of eight trees were cut down at Dublin High School in an act of vandalism, according to DHS officials. (Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District) 
A total of eight trees were cut down at Dublin High School in an act of vandalism, according to DHS officials. (Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District) 
A total of eight trees were cut down at Dublin High School in an act of vandalism, according to DHS officials. (Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District)
Dublin High School officials discovered Thursday morning (Dec. 11) that eight trees on campus had been chopped down in an act of vandalism, DHS Principal Maureen Byrne wrote same-day in a message to the campus community.
As seen in video surveillance provided to Dublin Police Services, two suspects used tools including an electric chainsaw to cut down multiple trees on Thursday between 12:15 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., DPS Capt. Miguel Campos told Pleasanton Weekly.
The suspects entered campus through the unsecured south side gate and left heading east on Brighton Drive, toward Amador Valley Boulevard, Campos added.
“It is difficult to fully express the level of dismay we feel,” Byrne said. “We are shocked, saddened and deeply frustrated.”
“We are struggling to understand why anyone would do something like this,” she added.
Just hours before the discovery, DHS hosted its fifth annual tree lighting on Wednesday evening.
“This made it especially frustrating to come to campus this morning to a senseless act of vandalism,” Byrne said.
“These trees were part of our campus environment, planted and cared for to create a welcoming, vibrant place for our students to learn and grow,” she added. “To see them destroyed so deliberately has been heartbreaking.”
The vandalism is under investigation with DPS currently working several leads, according to Campos.
DPS encourages anyone with information about the incident or home video surveillance in the area to contact the police at 925-833-6670.
