Crime & Safety
Vandals Targeted St. Pete School, Police Say
A private school had three of its buildings defaced with racially, politically and sexually charged graffiti, St. Petersburg Police say.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The St. Petersburg Police Department is looking for help finding the person or people responsible for giving a local private school an unwanted paint job overnight Thursday.
According to the agency, officers were called to the School of Immaculata, 4265 13th Ave. N., around 7:46 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found three of the private school’s buildings covered in graffiti.
The unknown “vandals spray-painted political, racist and sexist words and images on three of the school’s buildings,” the department explained in an email to media.
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With no available surveillance video of the crime, police are asking anyone with information about the vandal or vandals to come forward. The number to call is 727-893-7780.
Police did not elaborate on the precise words or images painted on the buildings.
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