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Parents condemn vandalism after swastikas found at 2 Middletown schools in a week
Parents in Middletown are condemning antisemitic hate after two schools in the city were vandalized with swastikas in a week.
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Parents condemn vandalism after swastikas found at 2 Middletown schools in a week
Parents in Middletown are condemning antisemitic hate after two schools in the city were vandalized with swastikas in a week. “It’s unfortunate. I think it’s very sad that us as human beings are filled with such hatred,” Sherisa, a Middletown parent, said. She is among those upset after hearing two Middletown schools were vandalized with swastikas. Her children are...
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Newtown police look for people suspected in historical building vandalism
Police are looking for two people suspected in the vandalism of a historical building in Newtown last week. Officers are looking for the above pictured individuals who were captured on video surveillance vandalizing the Little Red Schoolhouse at Middle Gate School. The incident happened on March 2 just before 2:30 a.m. The building is owned by the Newtown Historical Society….
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Police investigating after several locations in Hartford were defaced with spray paint
Hartford police are investigating several cases of vandalism after buildings, sidewalks and retaining walls were defaced in the city.
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Man arrested for allegedly defacing Enfield church
An Enfield man is facing charges for allegedly defacing a church in town last month, police said. Authorities said the Enfield Congregational United Church of Christ on Enfield Street reported vandalism on their property on Nov. 19. Recent social media posts were found to criticize the church using phrases such as “moral decay” and “sin.” Those words were later found…
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Police investigate vandalism of Israeli flag in Newtown
Newtown police are investigating after an Israeli flag in Newtown was reportedly vandalized last week. The police department said they’ve arrested the person responsible. The vandalism was reported by a passerby at about 9 a.m. on Dec. 7. They said an Israeli flag had been cut and was lying on the ground near the intersection of Church Hill Road and…
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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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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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Damage to UConn campus after national championship topped $120K
Vandalism to the UConn campus following the men’s basketball national championship in April cost more than $120,000 to repair, according to an audit.
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UConn championship win celebrations resulted in costly property damage, auditors say
People celebrating the University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball championship victory caused nearly $125,000 in damages in April, according to the CT Auditors of Public Accounts. Roughly $123,000 in property damage was caused and more than a dozen students were arrested in the wake of the celebrations that turned violet at the UConn Storrs campus on April 3 and 4. The…
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CT officials concerned about rise in hate crimes after Hartford mural vandalism
Last week, it was a hate-filled letter targeting public officials in Thompson that prompted concern throughout the community. “It’s a bigger issue than one community, one town, one state and it just needs to stop,” said Larry Groh, Thompson resident and former first selectman. This weekend, another incident of hate speech occurred in Hartford, when a Black Lives Matter...
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CT officials respond to hate speech after Hartford mural vandalism
Officials say the number of reported hate crimes in Connecticut is on the rise, with the most recent coming this weekend when Hartford’s Black Lives Matter mural was defaced.
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Railroad Museum of New England Looks to Rebuild After Recent Vandalism
Windows were broken and graffiti was scrawled on several rail cars at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston.
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Railroad Museum of New England Looks to Rebuild After Recent Vandalism
Rocks were thrown, windows smashed and graffiti was spewed onto surfaces at the Railroad Museum of New England. The museum is looking to rebuild after recent vandalism, and they’re asking for your help. The Railroad Museum of New England said “volunteers gave their time and talents to make new snowplow windows, replacing rotten ones, to make the car look...
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Police Look for Whoever Vandalized Soccer Fields in Derby
The Derby Police Department is looking for whoever vandalized the soccer fields at Witek Memorial Park this week. A car appears to have driven over the soccer fields and left behind several skid marks. Police said the vandalism happened between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 203-735-7811.
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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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Man Charged With Vandalizing Ledyard Church
A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a March vandalism incident at a church in Ledyard.
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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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UConn Storrs Campus Vandalized Following Men's Basketball NCAA Victory
After the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team took home the win in the NCAA Championship, the UConn Storrs campus exploded in celebration. It came with vandalism on campus.