vandalism

Santa Rosa police say a bizarre crime in the area is related to the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Security footage captured a couple in Seoul, South Korea, accidentally vandalizing a painting worth $500,000 after thinking the display was participatory art.

Prince George’s County Police are talking to witnesses and searching for video evidence after nearly 20 senior citizens got their cars smashed up over the weekend in Upper Marlboro.

Prince George’s County police are still investigating how nearly 20 cars were vandalized at a senior apartment complex. They’re asking anyone with information that can aid in this investigation to give them a call.

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...

D.C. police released surveillance images of the people who tore down and burned a Black Lives Matter sign from the front of the Asbury United Methodist Church at 11th and K streets NW.

During Saturday’s rallies in support of President Trump, a Black Lives Matter sign was destroyed. The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime, according to police. Darcy Spencer reports for News4 on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.

After a day of demonstrations in support of President Trump, unrest in downtown D.C. has left several injured, including officers. Darcy Spencer reports for News4 on Saturday Dec. 12, 2020.

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.

A community in Rockville is searching for answers after their cars were vandalized with a BB gun over the weekend. Transportation reporter Adam Tuss spoke with residents who now have to repair smashed windows.

Members of a Maryland community found hate speech scrawled on a high school football field and some parents now want the suspected vandals to face hate crime charges.  The act is not a hate crime under current Maryland law. While the law will change on Oct. 1, it’s unlikely to apply retroactively to the case.  The N-word was scrawled...

A racial slur was painted on the high school’s football field Sunday evening. Classrooms were also broken into and vandalized. News4’s Chris Gordon spoke to parents who want to see the vandals face hate crime charges.

A federal grand jury indicted a D.C. man Tuesday and charged him with spray painting the Lincoln Memorial during protests against racial injustice in late May. U.S. Park Police officers said they saw 26-year-old Micah Avery spray paint “Yall not tired yet?” on the memorial on May 30. Avery ran off when the officers approached him, but the officers...

Customers of an Alexandria coffee shop are showing support for the owner after a run-in with a patron who refused to wear a mask. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

A group of teens is accused of repeatedly targeting a D.C. man’s home. He said they’ve been vandalizing it for the past week. News4’s Shomari Stone has surveillance video and reaction from neighbors who say he’s not the only one.

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…

Someone spray-painted several swastikas on sidewalks and buildings at a shopping center in Reston, Virginia, police say. The vandalism was discovered early Wednesday morning at North Point Village Center on Reston Parkway. Photos show bright red swastikas emblazoned on numerous sidewalks, the brick wall outside a store and on a concrete outdoor table. A group of neighbors bought lunch for…

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…

The teenager accused of putting an explosive device in a Rockville mailbox is accused of other crimes. Shomari Stone reports police say the 17-year-old boy vandalized a car, causing $3,000 in damages.