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Gang graffiti found throughout Chesterton
December 23, 2006
POST-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
CHESTERTON -- Police are investigating several acts of vandalism to vehicles and homes that occurred overnight on Tuesday.
No arrests have been made.
Gold spray paint was used in each incident. Chesterton police were unsure whether the victims were targeted or selected at random.
Damages were reported at two homes in the 700 south block of Jackson Boulevard. The words "Latin Kings" and a star underneath were painted on the passenger side of a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport owned by 32-year-old Bradley Coursel, who recently moved to Chesterton from Michigan City.
Michelle Naleika, 34, reported the letters "L" and "K" were spray-painted on her garage door.
In the 1900 block of Laura Lane, a 1995 Chevy S-10 pickup and its owner's home were covered with gang signs and profanities.
A cell phone was found in the grass near the graffiti.
The side of a second house in the same block also was painted with gang symbols.
On patrol, police found gold paint on the rear bumper of a 2006 Pontiac Solstice owned by Shawna Miegl, 20. It was parked in the 1000 south block of 18th Street.
A stop sign at 18th Street and Westchester Avenue also was painted with gold, as was 54-year-old Gary Solar's trailer parked in a driveway in the 1800 block of Westchester Avenue.
December 23, 2006
POST-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
CHESTERTON -- Police are investigating several acts of vandalism to vehicles and homes that occurred overnight on Tuesday.
No arrests have been made.
Gold spray paint was used in each incident. Chesterton police were unsure whether the victims were targeted or selected at random.
Damages were reported at two homes in the 700 south block of Jackson Boulevard. The words "Latin Kings" and a star underneath were painted on the passenger side of a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport owned by 32-year-old Bradley Coursel, who recently moved to Chesterton from Michigan City.
Michelle Naleika, 34, reported the letters "L" and "K" were spray-painted on her garage door.
In the 1900 block of Laura Lane, a 1995 Chevy S-10 pickup and its owner's home were covered with gang signs and profanities.
A cell phone was found in the grass near the graffiti.
The side of a second house in the same block also was painted with gang symbols.
On patrol, police found gold paint on the rear bumper of a 2006 Pontiac Solstice owned by Shawna Miegl, 20. It was parked in the 1000 south block of 18th Street.
A stop sign at 18th Street and Westchester Avenue also was painted with gold, as was 54-year-old Gary Solar's trailer parked in a driveway in the 1800 block of Westchester Avenue.