EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police are investigating after someone believed to be riding an electric-powered motorbike vandalized a brand new futsal court at Kent Heights Park in East Providence.

East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva told 12 News the futsal court, which opened just months ago, was vandalized late last week.

The green paint on the court has been scuffed and is covered in black tire marks from the motorbike.

"It's a shame that we have to deal with this now," DaSilva said. "We just spent almost $2 million on these renovations. The paint on these courts is expensive ... Now we're going to have to spend possibly thousands of dollars to remove and repair the damage."

DaSilva said an off-duty Department of Public Works employee spotted someone riding a motorbike doing burnouts

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