URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Police at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign say they’re investigating after someone sprayed either paint or chalk on the campus’ Alma Mater statue.
Police spokesman Pat Wade tell the (Champaign) News-Gazette (https://bit.ly/1FCTpkN ) that they received a report Monday afternoon that someone sprayed the front and marble base of the statue. Police then checked surveillance video and found a group of people around the statue at about 2:25 a.m. Monday. Wade says it appears one person is largely responsible for the damage.
Wade says campus workers were able to clean most of the substance - either paint of chalk - off of the statue.
The Alma Mater statue recently underwent a $360,000 renovation.
Campus police are asking anyone with information to come forward. Crimestoppers is offering a reward.
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Information from: The News-Gazette, https://www.news-gazette.com
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