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Republican Building Vandalized With Nazi Symbols, Feces: Arlington Heights PD

Police have released video surveillance of the incident Sunday at the Republicans of Wheeling Township building.

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Police said the two men, seen here in an image taken from video surveillance of the incident, defaced the front windows using a permanent marker at around 11 p.m. Jan. 25.
Police said the two men, seen here in an image taken from video surveillance of the incident, defaced the front windows using a permanent marker at around 11 p.m. Jan. 25. (Arlington Heights Police Department)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two men involved in an incident last weekend in which a building that houses a local political organization was defaced with Nazi symbols and several curse words. The Arlington Heights Police Department also said it discovered feces and an unknown liquid on the walkway leading to the office door of the Republicans of Wheeling Township.

On Thursday, Arlington Heights police released video surveillance showing the crime that occurred at around 11 p.m. Sunday, at 909 E. Rand Road. The two men used a permanent marker to deface the front windows.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Arlington Heights Police Department at 847-368-5300, or email Detective Sgt. Sean Edmondson at sedmondson@vah.com, or submit an anonymous tip via the tip.411.com website.

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