Read more vandalism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4429/vandalism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73446/abandoned-detroit-draws-pranksters-artists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDetroit's 80,000 abandoned buildings, from housing projects to high-rises to industrial plants, have become a magnet for all kinds of vandals, pranksters, and urban explorers. "Mayhem. That's what they should call the place. If you decide you want to push a dump truck out of a window, this is...http://www.newser.com/story/73446/abandoned-detroit-draws-pranksters-artists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 5:53:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64093/hope-artist-cops-plea-in-vandalism-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStreet artist Shephard Fairey plead guilty today to three counts of vandalism for displaying stickers and posters around Boston without permission, the Globe reports. He must pay a fine and is prohibited from carrying the tools of his trade—like wheat paste and brushes—in the county for 2 years....http://www.newser.com/story/64093/hope-artist-cops-plea-in-vandalism-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61452/alba-sorry-for-shark-vandalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJessica Alba got herself into a strange controversy yesterday when photos emerged of the actress defacing Oklahoma City billboards—with posters of great white sharks, TMZ reports. Alba apologized for the vandalism, explaining in a statement that she “made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved with...http://www.newser.com/story/61452/alba-sorry-for-shark-vandalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 11:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60765/feds-boost-abortion-clinic-security-amid-tiller-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Attorney General Eric Holder boosted security for abortion providers yesterday as the FBI investigated a vandalism incident at the clinic operated by slain doctor George Tiller, the Wichita Eagle reports. Tiller reported a threat last month, days after the Women’s Health Care Services clinic sustained thousands of dollars in...http://www.newser.com/story/60765/feds-boost-abortion-clinic-security-amid-tiller-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 11:14:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55012/vandals-rip-lenin-a-new-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bomb exploded this morning at a St. Petersburg tribute to Vladimir Lenin, opening a gaping hole in the statue's backside, the BBC reports. “As a result of the explosion a crater of 31-39 inches appeared on the monument,” a Russian official said. The motive for the attack was unclear,...http://www.newser.com/story/55012/vandals-rip-lenin-a-new-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 13:04:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54352/vandals-target-former-rbs-boss-vow-further-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter the Edinburgh home of the former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland was vandalized last night, an unknown group is warning of further attacks on financial figures, the Scottish Daily Record reports. Sir Fred Goodwin has been the focus of controversy since he took early retirement—complete with...http://www.newser.com/story/54352/vandals-target-former-rbs-boss-vow-further-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 13:10:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54351/la-parents-may-have-to-pay-for-graffiti-cleanup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere’s a reason to rein in unruly teens: Los Angeles parents may soon be financially liable for their kids’ vandalism. Officials want to allow residents to turn graffiti cleanup over to the city, which would then allow it to sue the perpetrators, and their parents, to recoup some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/54351/la-parents-may-have-to-pay-for-graffiti-cleanup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:36:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50982/fairey-makes-pop-masquerading-as-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShepard Fairey’s iconic Obama image inspires “a thrill of concerted purpose,” writes Peter Schjeldahl in the New Yorker , but the same can't be said for the rest of Fairey’s work, on exhibition in Boston. While the Obama poster made something new and vibrant, writes Schjeldahl, Fairey tends to traffic in...http://www.newser.com/story/50982/fairey-makes-pop-masquerading-as-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 16:11:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJanuary has not been kind to the queen of soul. First Aretha Franklin was mocked for her ginormous inauguration hat, and now her Walk of Fame star has been vandalized, Perez Hilton reports. Anti-fur activists scrawled “Fur Hag” across her star in Hollywood after doing the same thing to the...http://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:36:49 CST