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[quote=Anonymous]Vandals destroy lights, multiple Nativity scenes

Surveillance video catches crystal clear video of a vandal destroying some decorative lights, then tossing a rock at the glass front door.

This happened at 4 a.m. New Year's Eve.

Portsmouth police said 30 minutes later and 1 mile away, vandals damaged a nativity scene and another one nearby the next night.

Neighbors are offering a reward.

Franklin Avenue is a quiet street for residents like John Clayton.

But surveillance video from his neighbor shows a disturbance: a person smashing some decorative lights, then picking up a rock and throwing it at the door, then running off into a waiting vehicle.

Despite the late hour, it’s exceedingly crisp video.

"You can almost guess his hair color,” Clayton said. “They picked the wrong house."

He hopes justice is not far off.

"I'm just so sorry it happened to them,” he said. “When bad things happen to good people, it's just senseless and sad."

About a mile away, a Nativity scene was damaged around 4:30 on New Year's Eve on 24th Street. They believe a black Honda Accord or Civic could be connected.

Almost exactly 24 hours later, Virg Howard’s nativity scene was vandalized just a few blocks away.

The Christ child was tossed from the front walk to the driveway. Decorations on the front porch were also thrown into the yard. Vandals even took lights from trees and bushes and threw them out into the street to be run over by cars.

The donkey in the Nativity got the worst of it. It looks like someone stomped on it. It's in pieces and there's no putting it back together.

"Many, many, many pieces,” said Howard. “It's not salvageable."

It’s the first problem his decorations have had in almost 27 years of living on 27th Street.

"Makes me sad. I'm not angry, just makes me sad."

The Nativity scene is not cheap. But more importantly, it’s an heirloom with sentimental value. The remaining pieces have cracks in them. Howard’s already looking online for a replacement donkey which lists for at least $200 online.

But he said it’s worth it.

"It is to me," Howard said.

https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Vandals-destroy-lights-multiple-nativity-scenes-503922401.html

Years and years of Nativity scenes being vandalized and destroyed…yet no outrage on dcum. Wonder why not? We are outraged because people are out there destroying people’s religious displays at Christmas, aren’t we?
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