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Textron building in Providence vandalized twice this week
A manufacturer of defense systems building in Providence, Rhode Island, was vandalized twice this week, according to WJAR-TV. The Textron building on Westminster Street was first vandalized on Tuesday, reported WJAR-TV. The following day, the downtown building was once again targeted by vandals. Police said they arrested Maggie Weng and Finch Bryant, both 19, for their involvement in Wednesday’s incident….
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Florida vandals caught on camera throwing exploding fireworks at home with family inside
Cameras captured fireworks exploding in the backyard of a Parkland home, an act authorities say was committed by juveniles.
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Police seek youths who smashed MBTA train window, harassed passengers
Police are looking for a group of youths who smashed a train window and harassed passengers in Boston. The MBTA Transit Police said the incident happened around 11 p.m. Thursday on a Red Line train near JFK/UMass, where several males threatened to rob people and taunted some because of their ethnicity. Authorities say the boys smashed a train window...
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Not again: Another tourist caught defacing the Colosseum
For the second time in less than a month, a tourist has been caught carving their name into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
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Italy searching for man who was filmed carving names into Rome's Colosseum
Italy’s culture and tourism ministers seek to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of Rome’s Colosseum.
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Taunton home, synagogue vandalized with hateful graffiti, police say
The Taunton Police Department is seeking answers after a home and synagogue in town were vandalized with racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic graffiti. The incident occurred Friday afternoon when an Everett Street resident reported vandalism, and officials found a car and recycling bin had been spray painted with hateful remarks. While conducting a home investigation, officers were called to the scene…
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Popeye's Customers Angry Over Menu Item Trash Worcester Restaurant: Police
Two men vandalized a Popeye’s restaurant in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Saturday, police said. The incident was called in about 4:30 p.m. for a report of two men damaging restaurant equipment, Worcester police said. Witnesses told officers that the men threatened the clerk and entered the restaurant from the drive-thru after they were told an item was not available. Police...
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She Fed Over 1,600 People in Need With Food From Her Garden. Then Vandals Covered It in Salt
After vandals destroyed Carly Burd’s harvest, TikTokers stepped up to offer her money and support.
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Person Arrested After Throwing Bricks at Boston Businesses
Damage was visible to the storefronts at both South End Buttery and CouCou.
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East Boston Man Charged With Keying Dozens of Cars
An East Boston man has been arrested in connection with vandalizing dozens of cars. The suspect, identified as Santos Moscoso, 47, was arrested on Thursday, according to Boston Police. His arrest was possible after the release of several security videos showing a man walking around several vehicles on Bremen Street in East Boston and apparently scratching them with a sharp…
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College Student Accused of Smashing Train Car Window
A 24-year-old college student is accused of smashing a Red Line train car window on Wednesday. The student said he “lost it” after missing his train around 4 p.m. at Braintree station, according to MBTA Transit Police. He was issued a summons to Quincy District Court for malicious destruction of MBTA property.
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Search Ongoing for Alleged Vandal in Tewksbury
According to Tewksbury police, the incident occurred on Catamount Road.
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Police in Tewksbury Asking the Public to Help Identify a Vandalism Suspect
Police in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, have asked the public to help them identify a vandalism suspect after an incident on Friday night.
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Mailboxes Targeted in Billerica Vandalism Spree
Police are asking for help after numerous mailboxes were vandalized in Billerica sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.
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Residents Wake Up to Vandalized Mailboxes in Billerica
Police are asking for help after numerous mailboxes were vandalized in Billerica sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning. Vandals hit mailboxes and fences along Fardon Street, French Street and Glad Valley Drive. Surveillance video from one of the targeted homes shows two people running up the street after apparently knocking down a mailbox. Police are now asking residents to…
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‘It's Disrespectful': Mailboxes Vandalized in Billerica Neighborhood
People in Billerica, Massachusetts, woke up Friday to find their mailboxes vandalized. The damage took place sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, impacting Fardon Street, French Street and Glad Valley Drive. “It’s disrespectful,” said Kim Navarro, whose mailbox is now propped up against a tree after it was torn from the ground. “I discovered it when I woke...
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Antisemitic Vandalism and Possible Arson Under Investigation in Stow
An antisemitic message was carved into the side of a car at a home in Stow, Massachusetts, over the weekend, according to Stow police, and it seems the vandal may have also tried to set the house on fire. Police said officers were called to a home on North Shore Drive for the report around 9:45 a.m. Saturday. There they…
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Washington Monument Vandalized With Profanity in Red Paint
A man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly dumping a bucket of paint and writing profanities on the Washington Monument.