vandalism

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.

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.

Dallas police union leaders raised security concerns Friday after extensive vandalism at police headquarters and a police union hall Thursday night.

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…

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 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.

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...

The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person who vandalized several churches.

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.

The suspect is described as a white male.

Denton County Deputies are looking for a Fort Worth Firefighter who is accused of taking down and damaging two U.S. flags from the south side of the Denton County Courthouse.

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.

A series of wildlife paintings left by a mystery artist in a tunnel underneath Keller’s Bear Creek Parkway were recently vandalized, and the city said they were forced to paint over the portraits.

A man questioned by police about a vandalized Fort Worth church went to the damaged place of worship to clear his name and left in the pastor’s good graces after they prayed together.

St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth held a prayer vigil Sunday afternoon after someone vandalized the church and tried to start a fire.

A vandal apparently used the cover of night to damage a “Black Lives Matter” banner displayed outside a Wilmington church over the weekend.

A $15,000 reward is being offered to find three shotgun-toting vandals who broke into a habitat at Death Valley National Park, leaving behind a trail of beer cans, vomit, shotgun shells and a pair of boxer shorts in an ancient water-filled cavern where officials discovered an endangered fish dead.