* Last week, unidentified vandals broke into the Goodwill Industries transportation headquarters, slashing scores of tires, smashing several windshields and headlights and damaging fuel lines on many Goodwill trucks. So far, the culprits haven't been caught. * Hate-mongers showed Portland their twisted beliefs earlier this month when they spray-painted swastikas and white-supremacist graffiti at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. * It was a tough season for the Salvation Army. First, the organization had trouble recruiting enough bell-ringers to collect donations. Then, in early December, a thief snatched a kettle full of donated coins from the Avis Rent-a-Car at the airport. * If there is one major holiday tradition that is distinctly Portland, it is the annual pilgrimage to Peacock Lane, where homeowners go all out to gussy up their homes with bright-colored lights, voluntarily putting on a show for all to enjoy. This year, vandals cast a cloud over that annual spectacle by smashing the yard displays at several homes. Police have few leads on any of the culprits in these cases, so our best hope at this time is that Santa Claus stuffs arrest warrants in their stockings. |
