Window vandalism reported
WATERLOO - Police are investigating a Vandalism spree that damaged at least 15 vehicle and home windows over the weekend. Residents began noticing the damage Saturday evening, according to police records. Reports continued to come in to police Sunday and Monday. So far most of the Vandalism has been found in city's west side, and streets include Lawnhill Avenue, Western Avenue, Lane Street, Columbia Circle, West Sixth Street, Leavitt Street, Stephan Avenue, Russell Road and Hawthorne Avenue....

Vandals damage signs vital to emergency responders
PHIL CAMPBELL, AL (WAFF) - Five people face charges for vandalizing street signs. The four juveniles and one adult are accused of vandalizing six signs on four streets in Phil Campbell. The Vandalism left Phil Campbell with $250 in damages to the signs which are vital to emergency responders. ©2009 WAFF. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Street sign vandalism arrests
PHIL CAMPBELL, AL (WAFF) - Street sign Vandalism leads to five arrests in Phil Campbell. Police arrested four juveniles and an adult for damaging street signs Saturday night. A total of six signs on four streets in the Franklin County city were affected. The damage to the signs and the sign poles totaled approximately $250 according to Phil Campbell police. Police hope the arrest sends a message about the seriousness of the sign Vandalism and the impact it could have on emergency response...

Contributors Flee Wikipedia's Stricter Rules
In an attempt to rein in the lawlessness and veiled opinion running rampant among its volunteer editors, Wikipedia may have shot itself in the foot. In the first 3 months of this year, there's been something of a stampede of contributors exiting the crowdsourced online encyclopedia, leading to a net loss of 49,000, analysis shows, compared to just 4,900 in the same period a year earlier. And some blame new restrictions meant to curb Vandalism in a community where one of the rules used to be...

Four tagging suspects jailed in South Pasadena
SOUTH PASADENA - Police arrested four self-identified members of a tagging crew late Friday, authorities said. Morgan Smith, 20, of Pasadena; Noe Miller, 18, of South Pasadena; Patrick Hillseth, 18, of South Pasadena; and a 16-year-old boy whose name was not released due to his age were booked on suspicion of felony Vandalism, South Pasadena police Officer Shannon Robledo said. All four admitted to belonging to a tagging crew that calls itself United Street Mob and uses the acronym USM when...

Sheriff: 9 girls in tagging crew arrested in SoCal
CARSON, CALIF. — Sheriff's detectives say they caught nine members of a girls' tagging crew spray painting graffiti on Carson city property. Sheriff's officials said Monday that the juveniles — all members of a crew called "FM" — were arrested Nov. 11. Det. Dan Starkey says the girls were involved in other acts of Vandalism and the city can hold the girls' parents financially liable for the damage. The girls have been placed on six months of Probation and will have to...

Sheriff: 9 girls in tagging crew arrested in SoCal
CARSON, Calif. -- Sheriff's detectives say they caught nine members of a girls' tagging crew spray painting graffiti on Carson city property. Sheriff's officials said Monday that the juveniles - all members of a crew called "FM" - were arrested Nov. 11. Det. Dan Starkey says the girls were involved in other acts of Vandalism and the city can hold the girls' parents financially liable for the damage.

Men Accused In N. Hills Vandalism Spree In Court
Two brothers who are accused in a Vandalism spree that spanned five North Hills communities are expected to face the charges in court today.   Police arrested Matthew and Scott Snyder last week for more than 100 incidents of Vandalism in Ross Township, Bellevue, West View, Avalon and Ben Avon.

UCLA-USC rivalry week claims casualty as bruin statue is splattered in cardinal and gold paint
Authorities are trying to determine this morning who splashed cardinal and gold paint -- USC school colors -- all over a statue of the UCLA bruin mascot on the Westwood campus. Police say the prank is being treated as a felony Vandalism investigation. The Bruins and Trojans will meet Saturday in the traditional crosstown football game, and UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said it's unclear when the statue, which had been wrapped to protect it from harm, was vandalized. But it could have...

Bruin Campus Mascot Statue Vandalized with McDonald's, USC Colors: PHOTO
Breaking news out of Westwood , where the UCLA Bruin statue has been found splattered with gaudy ketchup- and mustard-colored paint. The protective casing, which is applied each year in the week leading up to the UCLA-USC rivalry football match, was apparently easily cut through by the vandals. We’ve been saying for years what they need is an advanced infrared laser defense shield around the statue, not the flimsy picnic tarp they have been using for protection. Maybe now they’ll...

UCLA-USC rivalry week claims casualty as The Bruin statue is splattered in cardinal and gold paint: PHOTO
Authorities are trying to determine this morning who splashed cardinal and gold paint -- USC school colors -- all over a statue of the UCLA Bruin mascot on the Westwood campus. Police say the prank is being treated as a felony Vandalism investigation. The Bruins and Trojans will meet Saturday in the traditional crosstown football game, and UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said it's unclear when the statue, which had been wrapped to protect it from harm, was vandalized. But it could have...

Lakeshore community light display returns
An Ottawa County neighborhood is ready to light up one of the biggest holiday displays in the country. The 14 families on Heather Court in Spring Lake Township have been stringing lights and decorating for weeks.

Man sentenced for torching mosque
COLUMBIA, Tenn., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A Tennessee man Monday was sentenced to more than 14 years in Prison for vandalizing and setting an Islamic Center on fire, the U.S. Justice Department said. Michael C. Golden pleaded guilty to destruction of religious property and using fire to committing a felony in exchange for the 171-month Prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department said in a release. He admitted to the court he assembled Molotov cocktails, lit...

Alleged UI lab vandal to remain detained
DAVENPORT --- A federal magistrate judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily stay the release of a Minneapolis man facing federal conspiracy charges in connection with the 2004 Animal-rights Vandalism on the UI campus. Scott DeMuth, 22, will remain detained until at least 4 p.m. Monday, a federal magistrate ordered. The continuation of the emergency stay of release allows federal prosecutors a chance to appeal a release order issued Tuesday. The release order would have allowed DeMuth, a University...

Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Up 11 Percent in 2008. Because There Were More? Or More Reports?
We're always skeptical of official numbers on Hate crime incidents, since these figures rely on the Crimes being reported , something that might not happen because a victim is shamed into silence or an arresting officer fails to mark the proper box. That said, the FBI's latest report says anti-gay Hate Crimes — whether Vandalism or attacks on a person — were up 11 percent last year, compared to religious-based Hate Crimes increasing 9 percent, and race-based Crimes down...

Vandals Flood Ravenswood Church With Hose
Chicago Police say they don't yet have any suspects in connection with Vandalism at a Ravenswood neighborhood church over the weekend.

REVOK Arrested Again in Los Angeles
Graffiti writer REVOK was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles, less than a month after he was busted in Australia for tweeting too hard . Los Angeles authorities, who arrested the 32-year-old artist last year , “found him carrying spray tips” and took him into custody during a Montana-sponsored exhibition at Mid-City Arts , which he was paid $1000 to attend. According to Sheriff's deputies, REVOK was booked for “possession of Vandalism tools and a counterfeit LAPD badge and...

'Revok' used website and Twitter posts to promote graffiti, authorities say: PHOTO
  The reputed tagger who was arrested by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies after making a guest appearance over the weekend at a grafitti art store promoted his name -- and the work of other vandals -- through blogs and Twitter posts , authorities said. Jason Williams, 32, faces the possibility of multiple felony charges after his arrest on suspicion of illegally possessing Vandalism tools and a counterfeit Los Angeles Police Department badge, and receiving stolen...

2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to 42 victims whose cars were...

2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to 42...

2 plead guilty in Fremont freeway shootings
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Shawn Wagner and Rojelio Gomez entered their pleas Monday to two each counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of Vandalism. They initially faced more than 80 counts. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the men each will serve three years and eight months in Prison as part of the plea deal. They also must pay restitution to...

Thousands of crime probes ditched by Grampian Police
GRAMPIAN police have abandoned thousands of crime probes, new figures revealed today. Reports of firearms offences, assaults, housebreaking, Extortion and handling obscene materials were among investigations dropped. A total of 6,081 crimes, out of 66,257 reported, were not probed further by Grampian Police during 2008. Last year’s abandoned cases included 26 assaults – one of which was a serious attack – 164 housebreaking incidents and 2,345 Vandalism crimes. For more on this...

Sheriff: 9 girls in tagging crew arrested in SoCal
Sheriff's detectives say they caught nine members of a girls' tagging crew spray painting graffiti on Carson city property. Sheriff's officials said Monday that the juveniles - all members of a crew called "FM" - were arrested Nov. 11. Det. Dan Starkey says the girls were involved in other acts of Vandalism and the city can hold the girls' parents financially liable for the damage. The girls have been placed on six months of Probation and will have to perform Community Service and take classes....

Lenin statue vandalized in Kiev: PHOTO
KIEV — Ukrainian nationalists hurled red paint at a restored monument to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin moments after it was unveiled Friday, sparking a street brawl and revealing the bitter divisions over the legacy of Communism in Ukraine.

Guilty Plea in Highway Pellet Gun Shootings
FREMONT, Calif. (KCBS)  -- Two men have pleaded guilty to Felony Assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a series of highway pellet gun shootings in Fremont last spring. 21-year-old Shawn Phillip Wagner of Mariposa and 21-year-old Rojelio Samuel Gomez of Fremont entered their pleas in Alameda County. Both pleaded guilty to two counts of Felony Assault with a deadly weapon and one Felony count of Vandalism. They are scheduled to be sentenced on December 18. The CHP arrested...