Petaluma City Hall Vandalized With Graffiti, Human Excrement

PETALUMA, CA — Petaluma City Hall was vandalized late Wednesday night and a reward is offered for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible, the Petaluma Police Department said.

The vandalism was discovered shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday by a Petaluma City Hall employee who was arriving to work. The employee call police and reported finding graffiti spray-painted on the main entrance to the Petaluma City Hall building at 11 English St.

The spray-painted graffiti read "Steamers Landing" in black spray paint and "You sweep we strike" in red spray paint.

Additionally, human excrement was found smeared on the sidewalks and glass doors at the entrance to City Hall, police said.

After processing the scene, officers worked with city staff and a hazmat company to remove the graffiti from the building and coordinate the clean-up of the human waste so Petaluma City Hall could be safely open, welcoming and accessible for employees and community members.

Security footage from the Petaluma City Hall building captured images of the suspects damaging the building at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday.

Police released still photos of the suspects Thursday in the hopes someone in the community recognizes them.

The first suspect was described as a person of unknown race or gender who is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall with an average build, wearing a dark green hooded jacket, blue jeans, gray tennis shoes and black gloves.

The second suspect was described as a person of unknown race or gender who is approximately 6 feet tall with a slim build, wearing a black hooded jacket, black jeans, black shoes and black gloves.

"The Petaluma Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying the suspects from the community and respectfully requests, anyone with information on this incident to contact Petaluma Police Department Police Officer Clint Barbour at 707-781-1203," police said in a news release.

A reward up to $2,500 is offered by the Sonoma County Alliance Community Engagement and Safety Rewards Fund for information leading to the arrest of those involved with the vandalism.