Videos showed two men identified by authorities as the defendants jumping up and down on the roof of the vehicle during protests on May 30, 2020, in downtown Pittsburgh.
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman told Jacob Fagundo that he could have hurt or killed someone when he set fire to the police SUV on May 30, 2020. But the judge agreed the crime appeared to be an aberration in Fagundo’s behavior.
The suspect was captured on video on May 30 lighting a paper towel and putting it in the back seat of a patrol while others in the crowd poured accelerants on the flames, eventually setting the car ablaze, according to the Department of Justice.
The police department is now asking for the public to help them identify anyone in the videos the department released or in other social media posts.
Three protesters were arrested in Gwinnett County, GA, Wednesday for allegedly vandalizing and trying to burn take-home police cars with Molotov cocktails outside of the homes of the officers.
A man was seen on surveillance video attacking a New York Police Department patrol vehicle over the weekend.
Two people reportedly smashed the window of a Louisiana State Police patrol vehicle and stole a patrol rifle from within the squad car.
A Rindge (NH) Police Department squad car was vandalized this week by a man who poured maple syrup all over the vehicle.
Seven Chicago Police vehicles were vandalized near the Hyatt Regency hotel in the Loop Friday afternoon while a police recognition ceremony was going on inside.
Seven Chicago Police vehicles were vandalized near the Hyatt Regency hotel in the Loop Friday afternoon while a police recognition ceremony was going on inside. More Here.
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