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Worcester Police Investigate Car Vandalism Spree
Dozens of vehicles have been targeted by vandalism early Monday morning in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Police Looking for 2 People Suspected of Vandalizing Quincy Nativity Scene
Authorities are searching for suspects after a nativity scene at Quincy City Hall was vandalized Tuesday night. Quincy Police released limited information about the incident, but shared a photo on Instagram of two people they suspect are responsible for the vandalism. Anyone who may have seen the two people pictured in the Quincy Square area Tuesday night is asked to…
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Protesters Ripped, Set Fire to BLM Signs at DC Churches, Organizers Respond
Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by...
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Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho Defaced With Nazi Swastikas
Authorities in Idaho are investigating after what’s believed to be the only memorial in the U.S. dedicated to Holocaust victim Anne Frank was desecrated with Nazi propaganda earlier this week, NBC News reports.
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‘Premeditated Act of Hate': Mural of Late Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Defaced in Cambridge
A mural in Cambridge, Massachusetts, honoring a late congressman and civil rights icon, was vandalized this week. The mural of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, who died in July, on the side of Urban Hearth, was defaced with paint late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, according to police. Running a restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic has been wearing owner Erin…
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Mural of Rep. John Lewis Vandalized in Cambridge
A mural of John Lewis, painted outside a Cambridge restaurant after the late congressman and civil rights icon died, was defaced with paint.
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Violence Tears Through W. Philly After Police Shoot, Kill Man; 30 Officers Hurt
Angry crowds took to the streets in West Philadelphia overnight after police shot and killed a man armed with a knife Monday, with some in the crowds throwing rocks and bricks at police and some looting or vandalizing businesses.
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Police Investigate After 4 Cars Vandalized in South End
Authorities were investigating Friday after four vehicles were vandalized with spray paint in the South End. Boston police said they received a call at 7:12 a.m. about the vandalized cars in the area of Wellington Street and Columbus Avenue. At the scene, they said they found the cars spray painted with the letters “BLM.” Footage of the scene also showed…
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Several Vehicles Vandalized in Boston
At least four vehicles in Boston were vandalized and spray painted with “BLM” early Thursday morning, according to police.
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Boston Man Facing Prison for Spray-Painting Swastikas Outside JFK Building
A Boston man faces up to 10 years in prison after being arrested Friday for allegedly spray-painting swastikas outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building, the United States Attorney’s Office announced. On Friday, a police officer outside the building in government center observed Gerard Richard Lee, 70, spray painting graffiti, including swastikas, on the air intake stack outside the building,…
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Man Facing Federal Charges for Spray-Painting Swastikas Outside JFK Building in Boston
A Boston man was scheduled to face a federal judge on Monday after being arrested Friday for allegedly spray-painting swastikas outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building, the United States Attorney’s Office announced. On Friday, a police officer outside the building in government center observed Gerard Richard Lee, 70, spray painting graffiti, including swastikas, on the air intake stack outside…
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Families Shocked After Vandals Throw Bricks Through Windows With Black Lives Matter Signs
Two homes displaying “Black Lives Matter” signs had bricks thrown through their windows over the weekend in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, police said Monday. Officers responded to a home on Garden Street just before 10 a.m. Saturday for the report of vandalism, police said. About an hour later, they found a brick had also been thrown into a window...
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2 Boston Windows With Black Lives Matter Signs Smashed
Two families in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood were shocked to find that windows showing Black lives matter signs had been smashed by bricks.
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Beacon Hill Homes With BLM Signs Vandalized
Two homes displaying “Black Lives Matter” signs had bricks thrown through their windows over the weekend in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, police said Monday.
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Homes With ‘Black Lives Matter' Signs Vandalized
Two different families in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood were shocked to find their homes vandalized over their messages of support.
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Man Charged With Breaking in to Jewish Temple in Worcester
A Massachusetts man is facing charges for allegedly breaking into a Jewish temple, then returning to try and break in again, police said. Kyle Wood, 28, of Leicester, was arrested Thursday and charged with breaking and entering and vandalism, Worcester police said in a statement. Officers responded to Temple Emanuel Sinai in Worcester on Wednesday for a report of a…
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92-Year-Old Man Says Vandals Are Targeting Him Because He's a Trump Supporter
Police in Sudbury, Massachusetts, are investigating the harassment of an elderly man in town who says is being targeted because of his political views. Mitchell Bistany, 92, says someone threw a rock through the back window of his van in his driveway, shattering glass everywhere, and he says it’s because he’s a Trump supporter. “It’s just maliciousness, and obviously,...
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Couple Left Shaken After Acts of Vandalism
Police say they’re investigating a concerning case of vandalism in Sudbury after an elderly couple was targeted because of their political views.
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‘Devil Worship' Graffiti Found on John Harvard Statue
One of the best-known landmarks on Harvard University’s campus has been vandalized. Someone used black spray paint to tag the base of the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard with the words “DEVIL WORSHIP.” The bronze sculpture, created in 1884, honors clergyman John Harvard, the university’s first benefactor. The vandalism was reported Saturday morning to the Harvard University Police...
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Statue Vandalized at Harvard
A Harvard University spokesperson said the vandalism is under investigation.