Less than a week after vandals tagged a mural on Genesee Street with graffiti, another public mural has been defaced at Handshake.City in Utica - and it looks like the two incidents are related.
New York Mills Police think a vandal who defaced a sign at a village church and marked up a village park may have been captured on the security or doorbell camera of a neighboring resident or two.
Condiments squirted everywhere and food and drinks ruined or missing. That's what greeted volunteers from the Oriskany Little League as they went to check their concession stand for the annual picnic.
Imagine just purchasing a new car only to find bb gun holes in it one morning. That's what happened a few weeks ago in Long Island, New York. Police say a 43-year-old mom bought her 15-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter a BB gun and then drove them around so they could shoot at cars! More than sixty reports came in to police complaining of broken windows and other damage. Police arrested 'mom'
The 4th of July is typically a time of celebration, barbecues with friends and family, games and fireworks. It is a time to show respect for those who fought for our independence some 200 years ago. This 4th of July was a bit different in the Utica area...