JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Altitude Trampoline Park on Jacksonville Beach is closed until further notice after it was broken into and vandalized, according to an incident report from the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
"I came in to open the park and discovered that it had been vandalized pretty badly overnight. Most of our attractions were damaged, the trampolines, the airbags," General Manager Bryce Curley said.
Altitude Trampoline Park General Manager Bryce Curley says he called police who responded and cleared the building.
The police report says on Oct. 20, a Curley arrived at the business at 1210 Beach Blvd Jacksonville Beach and unlocked the front door to find several things out of place.
JBPD says the front office door handle was broken and forced open and that paperwork from the desk and cabinets were thrown around the room, a monitor that displays security footage had been damaged and that a piece of paper was secured over the camera lens in the corner of the room "as if to cover its view."
The police report says that the business has 18 trampolines and 10 of them were slashed with an unknown object. Police say the cuts rendered the trampolines useless and unsafe.
Curley says the facility was forced to close and they are doing their best to accommodate customers.
"We've gotten in touch with all the people for the birthday parties during the time that were closed and offered them refunds for their deposits or if they wanted to reschedule to a later date. For memberships, we're going to be giving the next month for free to make up for the time that we've been closed, and they haven't been able to use those memberships. For the annual payments, we've just been adding on a free month," Curley added.
In the report, Curley reportedly told police he believes an employee who was fired the day before could be the suspect in this case.
Despite all the locks being changed after the former employee was let go, the manager told police that the locksmith was unable to change the front door's lock due to the style of the door.
Curley stated that the former employee still had keys to that door.
First Coast News is not naming the alleged suspect because it's not clear if he has been charged with a crime at this time.
Curley says they are working to repair all of the trampolines and other damages and expect to re-open in a few weeks.
The police report says the damage from the destroyed trampolines is over $30,000 with additional monetary damages for electronic items that were destroyed.