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American flag graffiti incident resolved
Vandalism victims reach end of ordeal that began last summer
Nancy Connor donates her damaged flag (returned by Lt. Leonard Cosby) to Chuck Atkinson of the Veterans Assn. of North County, to be properly retired.
Three victims of graffiti and vandalism that struck an Oceanside neighborhood have finally seen justice served, and their property — American flags — returned.
Last July 17, neighbors in the Oceana community, Virgil Hardin, Michael Rank, and Nancy Connor, all had their American flags spray-painted. The flags had either a tagging crew’s initials or “Fk USA” painted on them.
The vandalism rampage continued on July 18, with tagging of city signs and sidewalks. The tagging crew also hit the El Camino High School campus.
Oceanside Police Department’s Lt. Leonard Cosby, at a flag-return ceremony on April 30, said his department took the defacing of American flags seriously. “This is a military town. The American flag has great meaning to all of us,” he said.
Cosby said Det. Scott Garrett took the case seriously too. Using sources in school and community policing, and a video shot by Rank’s security cameras, Garrett was able to arrest three 18-year-old suspects. Each was recently convicted, received jail time, and three years of felony probation.
The three flags, taken as evidence, were returned to the victims in a moving ceremony. Police Chief Frank McCoy thanked the local media in helping to keep the story in the spotlight. People called in thinking they recognized the perpetrators in pictures and video released by the department.
Oceanside's Michael Rank shows off his replacement flag. The security camera mounted above the flagpole helped police find the vandals.
All three victims had already had their damaged flags replaced by veterans’ groups around North County. Hardin, a WWII vet, Rank, from the Vietnam era, and Connor, whose two uncles served in WWII, felt honored that the police spent so much time keeping them in the loop.
Defendant Rubin Isaac Jimenez received the stiffest sentence of the three: 32 months in prison and he has to pay $1000 in restitution. The other two perpetrators, a male and female, received credit for time served in jail and have to pay fines and restitution.
At the ceremony, the victims’ damaged flags were given to Chuck Atkinson, president of the Veterans Association of North County. His organization will properly retire the damaged flags, by burning, in accordance with U.S. law.
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American flag graffiti incident resolved
Vandalism victims reach end of ordeal that began last summer
American flag graffiti incident resolved
Vandalism victims reach end of ordeal that began last summer
Nancy Connor donates her damaged flag (returned by Lt. Leonard Cosby) to Chuck Atkinson of the Veterans Assn. of North County, to be properly retired.
Three victims of graffiti and vandalism that struck an Oceanside neighborhood have finally seen justice served, and their property — American flags — returned.
Last July 17, neighbors in the Oceana community, Virgil Hardin, Michael Rank, and Nancy Connor, all had their American flags spray-painted. The flags had either a tagging crew’s initials or “Fk USA” painted on them.
The vandalism rampage continued on July 18, with tagging of city signs and sidewalks. The tagging crew also hit the El Camino High School campus.
Oceanside Police Department’s Lt. Leonard Cosby, at a flag-return ceremony on April 30, said his department took the defacing of American flags seriously. “This is a military town. The American flag has great meaning to all of us,” he said.
Cosby said Det. Scott Garrett took the case seriously too. Using sources in school and community policing, and a video shot by Rank’s security cameras, Garrett was able to arrest three 18-year-old suspects. Each was recently convicted, received jail time, and three years of felony probation.
The three flags, taken as evidence, were returned to the victims in a moving ceremony. Police Chief Frank McCoy thanked the local media in helping to keep the story in the spotlight. People called in thinking they recognized the perpetrators in pictures and video released by the department.
Oceanside's Michael Rank shows off his replacement flag. The security camera mounted above the flagpole helped police find the vandals.
All three victims had already had their damaged flags replaced by veterans’ groups around North County. Hardin, a WWII vet, Rank, from the Vietnam era, and Connor, whose two uncles served in WWII, felt honored that the police spent so much time keeping them in the loop.
Defendant Rubin Isaac Jimenez received the stiffest sentence of the three: 32 months in prison and he has to pay $1000 in restitution. The other two perpetrators, a male and female, received credit for time served in jail and have to pay fines and restitution.
At the ceremony, the victims’ damaged flags were given to Chuck Atkinson, president of the Veterans Association of North County. His organization will properly retire the damaged flags, by burning, in accordance with U.S. law.
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