Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Think Progress: More vandalism...

Democratic Party Headquarters in Denver, Colorado, vandalized today. I immediately though about what happened in both Indiana, and Arkansas.

More extensive coverage of the incident can be found at the Denver Post.

A 24-year-old arrested this morning on suspicion of smashing 11 windows at Colorado Democratic Party headquarters tried to conceal his identity while allegedly committing the crime, according to police descriptions.

Maurice Schwenkler wore a shirt over his face, a hooded sweatshirt and latex gloves before he and another man fled the scene on bicycles. Police arrested Schwenkler after a short chase. The other suspect remains at-large.

State Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak blamed the vandalism on animosity surrounding the health care debate, though Denver Police declined to comment on possible motives.

The shattered windows were emblazoned with posters touting President Barack Obama and the Democratic position on Health Care Reform.