vandalism

A police pursuit that started in Bell continued through the night after the driver was wanted for vandalism. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2021.

The San Diego Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who was seen outside a Hillcrest bar before two Black Lives Matter signs were defaced with paint — acts that city leaders on Wednesday unified to denounce as acts of hate.

Authorities are investigating vandalism and an explosion that occurred Saturday at a church in El Monte. “The FBI responded overnight with the El Monte Police Department to an IED attack at the First Works Baptist Church,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

The church’s pastor has been criticized for anti-LGBTQ teachings but says he has never preached any violence and called the incident a hate crime. Kathy Vara reported on NBC4 News on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.

Authorities are investigating vandalism and an explosion that occurred Saturday at a church in El Monte. No injuries were reported. Video broadcast Saturday Jan. 23, 2021 on Today in LA.

An artist’s tribute to the memory of Breonna Taylor in Downtown Oakland that was vandalized over the weekend, and left in pieces, has now disappeared.

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...

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.

Several acts of vandalism have been reported in recent days on religious grounds in Baldwin Park. The damage is extensive and the worst thing is that several programs that assist the community have been affected.

Authorities Wednesday night circulated surveillance footage of two women defacing statues at a Buddhist temple in Santa Ana, which police are investigating as a hate crime.

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.

San Diego county sheriffs are investigating acts of vandalism at two Catholic churches in El Cajon. Two churches in the El Cajon area were vandalized overnight with images of swastikas and other graffiti. Saint Peters Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, 1627 Jamacha Way, was vandalized with spray-painted images of swastikas and political images, said Sgt. Michael Hettinger of the San Diego County…

Police Saturday announced the names of three men and three women arrested for allegedly toppling and vandalizing the statue of George Washington in Grand Park. The vandalism occurred about 6:40 p.m. Thursday in the downtown park, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers monitoring a nearby protest saw people pulling on red bands tied to the statue’s neck,...

The SAFE LA Task Force is looking for more information on the person that vandalized a police memorial during last month’s anti-police brutality protests. On July 25, a man was caught on camera vandalizing the memorial for the fallen.  The man was described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 180 pounds. Police have since released photos of…

Three men including employees of a sheriff’s office and district attorney’s office in California have been arrested for investigation of the vandalism of a Black Lives Matter sign. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said late Saturday that a large tarp painted with the letters “BLM” has been repeatedly damaged while on display for three week on a fence in...

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…

A synagogue in the Fairfax District was vandalized with graffiti that read “Free Palestine. F— Israel,” on a day marked by police protests, vandalism and looting in the area. It happened at Congregation Beth Israel at 8056 Beverly Blvd., near Crescent Heights Boulevard, according to the Jewish Journal. “Tell me this ugly hatred is still about #BLM or #GeorgeFloyd?!” Lisa…

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…

Police say whoever vandalized the cars may have used a BB gun, and they covered a lot of ground in very little time. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA at 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2020.