Vandalism

St. Bonaventure Catholic Parish officials were greeted by an unpleasant display when they arrived for mass Sunday morning to find the church's nativity scene vandalized. St. Bonaventure Business Manager Nancy Cesar said the damages, which were...

Police are searching for vandals who defaced a nativity scene at a church and home in Huntington Beach, spray-painting it with swastikas and other crude drawings. Church officials discovered the graffiti at the St. Bonaventure Catholic Parish in the...

Two weeks ago I wrote about the mural that once covered a large liquor store wall facing the McDonald's near the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Edwards Street. It depicted all of the most iconic McDonald's characters. I wrote about how the McDonald'...

AREA 1 Diamond Drive: Grand theft was reported in the 5400 block at 10 a.m. Friday. The caller reported approximately $900 worth of lawn lighting and equipment were taken from her front yard overnight. Beach Boulevard: Vandalism was reported in the...

Two of my greatest passions had a nasty scuffle recently in Huntington Beach. Animal rights won on the street, while artist rights scored a knockout in the media. At times like these, it smarts to be in the middle. For those who missed Chris Epting's...

I wrote about a mural in this column two years ago. It covered a large liquor store wall facing the McDonald's near the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Edwards Street, and it depicted all the most iconic McDonald's characters, from Ronald to Grimace to...

Firefighters continue to battle a fire at Joyland.  The fire started around six o'clock Friday evening. There were several reports about heavy black smoke and flames. When fire crews got to the shuttered amusement park, they found a two story building,...

Aberdeen A cashier at the Rite Aid in the 1000 block of Beards Hill Road reported $100 had been stolen Wednesday. The suspect was described as a black man with a medium build, wearing black pants, a blue button-down shirt, a large necklace and...

Joplin Police say the night before the second anniversary of the deadly tornado vandals did thousands of dollars in damage to Cunningham Park.   Parks and Recreation employees noticed water had been drained from the pool. They say vandals broke a lock...

In downtown Los Angeles, elevated pedestrian walkways — called pedways — slice the air between tall buildings on Bunker Hill, like a 1970s vision of a future metropolis. That's exactly what they were intended to be — the first phase of...

The following items were taken from Naperville and Lisle police reports. Naperville •A homeowner in the 400 block of Redstart Lane happened upon a male teenager who had been going through a refrigerator in the open garage May 16. Police said...

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the people who vandalized a church in Chicago's East Side neighborhood. A deacon opening the International Harbor of Grace Church for a morning service on Saturday found pews uprooted, an antique...