TOLEDO, Ohio — A Habitat for Humanity home under construction for a local family has been delayed after vandals damaged the property this week.

Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity said teenagers broke into the home on Piddock Road early Tuesday morning. According to MVHFH, surveillance video shows the suspects damaging drywall throughout the house, including busting holes in walls and tearing it down in a hallway. They also allegedly attempted to break windows but were unsuccessful.

“All of our drywall in almost every room has been busted through — punch holes, kick holes,” executive director Erin McPartland said. “It just broke our heart this morning when we walked onto our site.”

McPartland estimates repairs to the drywall alone will cost more than $10,000. A typical Habitat home costs

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