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What?! Tourist Arrested for Busting Ancient Statue's Ear

Mar 27, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

What?! Tourist Arrested for Busting Ancient Statue's Ear

Easter Island vandal headed to jail

(Newser) - A Finnish tourist is facing an imposing sentence for cracking an ear off one of Easter Island's ancient monoliths, the Guardian reports. A local woman saw him snap the ear off the 13-foot statue. It shattered in several pieces as it fell to the ground, and he fled with one...

Hate Crimes Up; Racial Incidents Dominate

Nov 19, 2007 5:26 PM CST

Hate Crimes Up; Racial Incidents Dominate

FBI figures show 8% jump for 2006

(Newser) - Hate crimes in the US rose 7.8% in 2006, with racially motivated attacks accounting for more than half of 7,722 reported incidents. Religious bias represented one-fifth of hate crimes, and cases of sexual orientation discrimination nearly 16%, the AP reports. Victims of racial bias are overwhelmingly black, according...

Vandals Punch Hole in Monet

Oct 8, 2007 2:35 AM CDT

Vandals Punch Hole in Monet

Group broke into Paris museum during all-night culture festival

(Newser) - Four or five people broke into a Paris museum on Sunday and punched a hole in a Monet. The group broke open a back door to the Musee d'Orsay and fled when an alarm sounded, but not before tearing a four-inch hole in "Le Pont d'Argenteuil," a scene...

Eco-Vandals Trash Hummer

Jul 18, 2007 2:46 PM CDT

Eco-Vandals Trash Hummer

Attack on $38K gas-guzzler called a 'hate crime'

(Newser) - A 32-year-old man in Northwest DC woke to find his dream car—a $38,000 Hummer—with slashed tires, smashed windows, and a message carved into its body: "FOR THE ENVIRON." In a green-friendly neighborhood dominated by hybrids, two masked eco-extremists decided to punish Gareth Groves by mutilating...

MySpace Crashers Trash British Teen's House

Apr 13, 2007 11:15 AM CDT

MySpace Crashers Trash British Teen's House

Story fulfills parents' fears about unsavory lurkers online

(Newser) - After a British teenager invited a few friends to a party on MySpace, over 200 non-virtual revelers trashed her family's house. In a story being circulated by alarmed parents all over the Commonwealth, 17-year-old Rachael Bell's parents came back from vacation to find $48,000 worth of damage to their...