Vandals Tag 60 Cars With Anti-Obama Graffiti
POSTED: Sunday, June 29, 2008
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Images Of VandalismORLANDO, Fla. -- Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama.The cars were parked across from city hall late Saturday night. Investigators say the culprits tagged notes such as "Obama smokes crack" and a racial epithet. They even left business cards on each vehicle.Witness Mike Lowe first told police about the damage. He saw three cars with anti-Obama messages, while the others were just heavily painted."I'm driving by and every car I see has been hit with spray paint," Lowe said told WKMG-TV. "There is so much damage to them. There is messages written on them and the vandals left their business card, which is crazy."The business cards disparage both Obama and Sen. John McCain but have messages of support for Sen. Hillary Clinton.Police also found that many of the vehicles had open gas tanks.Orlando police are investigating.Anyone with information concerning the crime is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
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