vandalism

Lafayette police are investigating vandalism near downtown that included a swastika, plus the word “Trump,” spray-painted on a residential garage, a Lafayette spokesman said Tuesday.

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.

The recent vandalism of a memorial to two Vallejo police officers who were killed in the line of duty is being investigated, police said.

A mural honoring George Floyd in Woburn, Massachusetts, has been vandalized for the second time in less than two weeks. The tribute to Floyd, located in the Tri-Community Greenway on the Woburn-Stoneham Line, was found covered with red paint this weekend. After the painting was defaced the first time, the artist, 42-year-old Esben Rey, vowed to repaint it. The Jamaica…

Oakland police on Monday morning reported that about 60 people were arrested during Sunday’s demonstrations over the death of black man George Floyd under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer last week.

Looters and vandals ransacked a San Leandro Walmart, and a fire broke out in the store. It was just one of many stores damaged across the East Bay. Thom Jensen reports.

The city of San Jose announced Sunday a citywide curfew will be enacted after days of protests that began as peaceful but ended with looting and rioting in instances that officials don’t think were intended by protest organizers. Thom Jensen reports.

Looters and vandals ransacked a San Leandro Walmart, and a fire broke out in the store. It was just one of many stores damaged across the East Bay. Bob Redell reports.

Plymouth Rock was spray-painted with a message Monday as one or more vandals struck the historic site in Plymouth, Massachusetts, an act that the head of the local tourism board called “sad and unsettling.” The rock, which commemorates the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower carrying Pilgrims, was found tagged with red graffiti. The other objects found defaced by Monday morning…

Parents and staff at the Millbrae Nursery School are still reeling from a brutal, violent vandalism attack that included what they called a “ritualistic slaying of animals.”

Police in Virginia say that two people have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a Confederate monument in the city of Charlottesville. Charlottesville police spokesman Tyler Hawn said in an email that the arrests were made early Thursday morning at the statue of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Hawn did not release the individuals’ names but said more information will be released….

A Pennsylvania man accused in the recent vandalism of a Beverly Hills synagogue was arrested in Hawaii and is being charged being charged under a hate crime enhancement, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing police.

A popular ice rink in Brentwood was forced to close Saturday after vandals opened a valve on the chiller, causing the ice to melt.

A popular ice rink in Brentwood was forced to close Saturday and remained closed Sunday after vandals opened a valve on the chiller, causing the ice to melt. Christie Smith reports.

Police are searching for a man after he allegedly vandalized a Beverly Hills Synagogue early Saturday morning. The man allegedly broke into the Nessah Synagogue where he overturned furniture, damaged relics and ransacked the inside. The synagogue’s main scrolls were not damaged during the vandalism, according to police. Police do not believe anything was stolen during the incident. Police...

A popular ice rink in Brentwood was forced to close Saturday after vandals opened a valve on the chiller, causing the ice to melt. Marianne Favro reports.

A popular ice rink in Brentwood is closed Saturday on what would normally be its busiest night of the year after vandals opened a valve, letting out the coolant that keeps the ice frozen. It is not known when–or if–the rink will be able to reopen. Marianne Favro reports.

A man was arrested Thursday after slashing tires on about 60 vehicles in a Riverside neighborhood. In security camera video, the man can be seen walking around a Chevy SUV parked on the street in front of a home and poking a knife into its tires.

A man who authorities say broke into Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours there when she was not home has pleaded no contest to stalking the singer.

Two people were charged after a large group of vandals who police described as “anarchists” damaged high-end cars and newly developed buildings and left behind an anti-gentrification message in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood Monday night.