Latest Vandalism News

Third man pleads guilty in connection with threats and vandalism targeting New Hampshire journalists

Jul. 24, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A third man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Prosecutors allege that four men were involved in a plot to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio news director...

Movie Review: In 'The Bikeriders,' the birth of a subculture on two wheels

Jun. 19, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

Still images have been a source of wonder and mythology in the films of Jeff Nichols. “Mud,” Nichols’ Twain-soaked Mississippi fable, seemed derived from the magical sight of a boat held aloft by a tree. “Loving,” about a ‘60s interracial marriage, took inspiration from...

University of Michigan regent's law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti

Jun. 03, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Pro-Palestinian graffiti spray-painted on the exterior of a Michigan law firm is being investigated as a hate crime, police in suburban Detroit said Monday. University of Michigan regent and attorney Jordan Acker called the vandalism “antisemitic” and...

Memorial for Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized

Jun. 03, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A memorial for the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was vandalized over the weekend. The elaborate display near the south end of the bridge has grown to include decorated wooden crosses and a red pickup truck suspended from nearby...

Man, 81, charged with terrorizing California neighborhood with slingshot dies days after arrest

May. 30, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — An 81-year-old man who investigators said terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has died just days after his arrest, authorities said. The man was found dead Wednesday evening at a home in Azusa, east of Los Angeles, police...

Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II

May. 14, 2024 06:22 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — A Paris memorial honoring people who distinguished themselves by helping to rescue Jews in France during the country's Nazi occupation in World War II was defaced Tuesday with painted blood-red hands, vandalism decried as “unspeakable" by the Paris mayor. The attack...