58 Vehicles in Columbia Spray-Painted Overnight: Police

Nearly 60 vehicles were spray-painted overnight in Columbia, the Howard County Police Department reported on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Outside apartments on Stevens Forest Road, police said that 58 vehicles were sprayed with white paint.

Some of the markings were obscenities, while others were not able to be distinguished, police reported.

The words Jack Boys and other random markings were painted on various parts of the vehicles, according to police, who reported in mid January that the same term had been painted on vehicles.

In mid-January, police reported that more than 150 vehicles had been spray-painted in Columbia over the course of a month.

“This latest spree appears to be a continuation of an established trend that began in mid-December 2014,” police reported Wednesday.

“Police do not believe the vandalism to be hate-bias or gang-related,” according to a statement from the Howard County Police Department.

Anyone who may have information may contact 410-313-STOP. Callers may remain anonymous.

There is a reward of up to $750 for information.

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Howard County police provided pictures of spray-painted vehicles in Columbia in mid-January. The signature “Jack Boys” reappeared in the latest spate of vandalism, reported Feb. 4. Photo Credit: Howard County Police Department.