Rod Stewart had plenty to work with as he decorated the front window of his Antique Country Store on South Third Street for the IKEA Renton River Days contest to pick the best-dressed store window.

His imagination paid off. He won and victory in the downtown contest came with a $25 gift certificate from IKEA in Renton.

But Stewart’s thoughts also turned to an ongoing problem downtown – the vandalism and outright theft of plants and sometimes planters designed to add color to downtown street corners.

“They look really nice,” he said.

Stewart is offering a $100 reward for information that will help catch the vandals and thieves. Anyone with information about such a criminal act should call 911.

Stewart is hoping to raise awareness about the damage so that people downtown will keep an out eye for the vandals.

Last year, about a dozen planters were affected and so far this year, two have been victimized. The damage occurs at night.