Three people have been jailed and charged with criminal mischief and organized crime following a string of vehicle vandalism cases in South Lubbock early Wednesday morning.

Lubbock residents Adam Robert Smith, 33; Hannah Paige Fritz-Lester, 24; Andrew Hageter, 21; were booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center where they remained on Wednesday afternoon.

At about 1:50 a.m., Lubbock police responded to the 220 block of 93rd Street in reference to the damage after the owner reported hearing glass shattering and people laughing, according to Lubbock police spokeswoman Tiffany Pelt.

"When he walked outside, he discovered the back window of his vehicle was shattered," Pelt states.

An officer questioned the victim, while another began to patrol the area in an effort to locate the suspects.

During this time, officers reportedly located a suspicious vehicle and conducted a traffic stop where a BB gun was allegedly found inside the vehicle.

Assisting officers searched the area for other victims, and found a total of 17 vehicles had sustained window damage consistent with being shot out by a BB gun, Pelt states.

According to Pelt, investigators with the LPD Property Crimes Unit are questioning the three to see if there is a connection with past similar crimes.

On Monday, citizens in the Tech Terrace and Heart of Lubbock neighborhoods reported numerous vandalism cases in which more than 30 vehicles were affected.

Jail records show Smith’s bond is at a total of $15,000, while bond was pending for the other two.