Video: Vandalism spree hits several homes, vehicles in Port Richmond neighborhood
PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after they say a Philly neighborhood was targeted by a vandal caught on camera over the weekend.
Several homes and vehicles were found spray-painted with red paint on the 2600 block of East Monmouth Street in Port Richmond.
The vandalism spree was discovered Sunday morning after a neighbor's Ring camera captured the alleged vandal in the act overnight.
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In total, five homes and three vehicles were vandalized with varying messages, some including profanity.
Thomas Sheriden’s brother’s work truck was one of at least three vehicles vandalized. Fortunately, he was able to get most of it off.
"I’m thinking ‘Oh my God, what am I going to do now, you know?’" he said. "He ought to start thinking about the people that he’s doing it to. People are struggling out here, it’s tough nowadays, to have to deal with something like this is, you shouldn’t have to."
After power-washing her house and garage to try and get the spray paint off, Angela Wise says they will likely have to repaint the house, at the very least.
"This is really, this is disgusting," she says. "Don’t do it on someone’s property."
The graffiti included profanity and some vulgar drawings along with "Tito" and "7$ HP", which neighbors believed to mean 7th and Hunting Park.
"People are pissed off, they are absolutely pissed off, I mean poor guy wouldn’t let his mom out of the house because of the graffiti that was on the front of her walls," says Thomas Fasone, Co-Owner, Fasone’s Sports Bar & Grill, which also had some exterior vandalism. "One $3 can of paint caused thousands of dollars of damage."