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Tag: Vandalism: Page 3
Patrol
Islamist Man Planned Ambush of Alabama Cops
A man believed to be an Islamist extremist allegedly shot out the windows of Alabama City businesses to lure officers to the area so he could ambush them.
January 9, 2012
Patrol
Copper Thieves Cause $360K in Damage to School
Copper thieves did $360,000 worth of damage at Moya Elementary School in west Phoenix after destroying 30 of the school's air conditioning units to steal their copper coils.
July 26, 2011
Special Units
Seattle Police Vehicles, Substation Vandalized During Protest
The crowd chanted, "No justice, no peace! No racist police!" and marched for three hours. Protesters threw water bottles at a police barricade and vandalized police vehicles. Officers used pepper spray on the crowd.
February 18, 2011
Patrol
Bored Florida Teens Shot 275 Cars, Causing $100,000 Damage
Evan Salas, 19, and Brandon Smith, 18, have been arrested for a rampage through three cities in Pinellas County. The teens said they shot the vehicles because they were "bored."
January 26, 2011
Patrol
Wheelchair-Riding Vandal Shot After Stabbing SF Cop
Officers who responded to a report of a man vandalizing city vehicles in front of the San Francisco Behavioral Health Services building stabbed one of the officers, the man was shot with a less-lethal beanbag round, and then a handgun when he didn't surrender.
January 3, 2011
Patrol
Grant Supporters Desecrate Fresno Police Memorial
Walls with the names of 58 officers who died in the line of duty were covered in white paint, and notes were left stating, "Rest in peace Oscar Grant."
July 8, 2010
Patrol
Atlanta-Area Officer's Home and Car Torched
The fire was reported at 3:47 a.m. in the neighborhood just south of Athens at the home of William Horton, who was well known as a police officer in the area.
May 9, 2010
Special Units
Gang Graffiti
Graffiti continues to be used as a written form of communication between street gangs. An observant patrol officer can read graffiti and collect valuable information about past, current and future gang activities. Graffiti can be used to mark off turf boundaries, give insults to rival gangs, act as a warning of impending death, list fallen comrades, announce the presence of a gang in a certain area of the city or show gang alliances. Editor's Note: Images contain profanity.
August 6, 2009
Special Units
Gang Members May Have Torched Officer's Car
Gang and arson investigators are looking into who torched an officer's personal car and vandalized his patrol car in Lakewood, Wash., the News Tribune reports.
July 30, 2009
Gangs
Criminal Gangs and the Occult
No traditional Hispanic gang member I ever knew would have dug up Grandma from her tomb, or desecrated a church altar or a statue of the Madonna.
March 27, 2008
Patrol
School Vandalism
While such acts are rarely reported in the media, one in three schools has reported acts of vandalism each year. In 1990 more than $600 million in damage to school property was caused by vandals. By understanding the nuances of vandalistic acts, patrol officers can develop specialized responses to help minimize future attacks.
September 30, 2007
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