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Youngwood Park Vandalized For 2nd Time, Suspects Sought

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YOUNGWOOD (KDKA) – Vandals have struck again at a park in Westmoreland County.

The Youngwood Park and Pool has been vandalized for a second time this month. Alex Belgiovane, the director of Youngwood's Parks and Recreation Department, says a coach discovered the damage when he arrived for last weekend's games.

In the most recent incident, the suspects knocked over portable toilets and broke into a box where tools and other supplies are stored.

"He realize the Porta Potty was turned over," said Belgiovane. "As he got closer, he saw the contents of both job boxes there, removed and thrown over the field."

He also said the vandals left behind a taunting message.

"Whoever is doing this, they're emboldened, they're brazen," Belgiovane said. "They wrote in the dirt, which is not a big deal because it didn't mess anything, but they left us a message, 'We trespassed.'"

Earlier this month, Park and Pool Field saw vandals do what officials say is more than $1,000 in damage, bending gates, breaking open a storage locker, and spreading lime and field dry all over the place.

Belgiovane says, in total, there's been $1,200 in damage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at (724)-832-3288.

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