LAPD headquarters vandalized with chalk, permanent marker and feces
The LAPD Headquarters in downtown was vandalized late Monday night, police say.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Police say their Downtown LAPD headquarters was vandalized late Monday night by who they think were Occupy protesters, due to the nature of the graffiti and its coinciding with the movement's one year anniversary.
The graffiti "clearly identified" itself as related to the Occupy movement, said LAPD Commander Andy Smith. He said there were words and slogans scrawled on the sidewalks surrounding the building as well as on the marble outside the Ronald Deaton Auditorium and on pieces of artwork that line Spring Street. The phrases were written in chalk and permanent marker, and included "Pigs" and "Police protect and serve the one percent."
Smith said that someone also defecated on one of the pedestals that hold up the large sidewalk sculptures.
“It's really sad that someone would have to protest using that method of protesting,” he said.
Police are reviewing surveillance video in the area for leads. While they are investigating the instances of graffiti, Smith said, “certainly we’re more concerned with people using art as a public restroom."
The LAPD commander said they documented the damage with photographs and then called General Services to clean and power-wash the surfaces. Most of the graffiti appeared to be gone by noon on Tuesday.
Attempts to reach members of the Occupy movement were not immediately returned.
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C D W on October 02, 2012, at 03:39PM – #1
I live a block from LAPD headquarters. You could probably walk right up to the front door and take a dump on the threshold and nobody would notice or get up from their desk. I had to report to the a backpack that was left up against the side of their building for 2 weeks (where they all go smoke, so nowhere that wouldn't be un-noticed). If that was on the Metro, the trains would be shut down, but I guess nobody in the police building cares about a random backpack against their building for 2 weeks (hello - bomb target???)
This is the least monitored block in the area and you can do anything right under their nose.
The positive outcome of this is that the sculptures might have finally gotten cleaned off with power washing. It's probably the cleanest it's been since they opened after this. We should chalk the benches so they get cleaned off too!
zeMinimalist (@zeMinimalist) on October 02, 2012, at 04:30PM – #2
These Occupy people are scum. Adam Carolla described them best.
JasonM on October 02, 2012, at 04:37PM – #3
Since when do they care if somebody dumps human waste in downtown? I once called reporting a kind of a 'group dumping' in the middle of the day on a public sidewalk - alas, though they said they would....they didn't come. Wrong location probably :(
Pershing was a square on October 03, 2012, at 10:32AM – #4
Nothing says respect our movement like a bowel movement.