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Female vandal arrested after green paint found splattered in Nat'l Cathedral

• From ASSOCIATED PRESS
• Last Updated: 5:59 PM, July 29, 2013
• Posted: 5:57 PM, July 29, 2013

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The National Cathedral is seen after green paint was discovered in two chapels inside the Cathedral in Washington on Monday, July 29, 2013.

WASHINGTON — A woman was arrested Monday after green paint was found splattered inside two chapels at the Washington National Cathedral, and police were investigating her in connection with two similar incidents on the National Mall, authorities said.

The woman was arrested in the area of the cathedral shortly after the paint was found, Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said.

Investigators were hoping to question her about the vandalism on the Mall, including at the Lincoln Memorial, but a language barrier delayed the interrogation, Newsham said.

AP

Green paint is seen on the pedestal of the statue of Joseph Henry, outside the headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, July 29, 2013. Officials have stated that it is too early to tell whether the same person was responsible for all the acts of vandalism.

The woman would likely be charged with destruction of property, Newsham said.
Green paint was found early Friday morning on the Lincoln Memorial, and symbols were found painted in green later Friday on another statue on the Mall. The Lincoln Memorial was closed temporarily but reopened later Friday.
Officials at the cathedral discovered the paint inside two chapels Monday afternoon. It was still wet, which led them to believe the vandalism had just occurred. Officials called police immediately and closed the cathedral to visitors while authorities searched the grounds.

The paint was splashed onto an organ and on the floor inside the cathedral's historic Bethlehem Chapel on the basement level, officials said. It was also found inside Children's Chapel in the nave of the cathedral.

Also Monday, U.S. Park Police said green paint was found on the statue of Joseph Henry outside the headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall. Henry was the Smithsonian's first secretary.

Meanwhile, crews continued working Monday to remove the paint from the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park Service said progressively stronger substances would be used until all the paint is gone, which could take several days. The memorial was scheduled to be power washed Tuesday.

Sgt. Paul Brooks, a U.S. Park Police spokesman, said it was too early to tell whether the same person was responsible for the vandalism at the two Mall landmarks. He noted that while the paint appeared to be splattered indiscriminately on the memorial, the statue appeared to have been deliberately painted. The symbols on the statue were not immediately decipherable.

AP

This handout photo provided by the National Park Service shows green paint splatter on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2013. The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed Friday after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue. Officials have stated that it is too early to tell whether the same person was responsible for all the acts of vandalism
Bethlehem Chapel has surveillance cameras, but it wasn't immediately clear whether the vandalism was captured on video, said Richard Weinberg, a cathedral spokesman.

D.C. police said paint from the cathedral would likely be sent to the FBI for testing.

Bethlehem Chapel was opened in 1912 and is the oldest section of the cathedral. It was the site of President Woodrow Wilson's burial rites, and his remains were entombed there for more than three decades. Wilson's remains were later interred in a memorial bay on the cathedral's main level.

Washington National Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral that serves as the nation's spiritual home. It has hosted inaugural prayer services and the state funerals for presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...7MxumkOR9wblQM

New Lincoln Memorial witness photographs group shortly after vandalism before police arrived
6:05 PM, Jul 28, 2013

Russ Ptacek

Watch the video at the link:



WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - New witnesses who seem to have information that U.S. Park Police could use in their investigation of the Lincoln Memorial vandalism case talked exclusively to WUSA9.

The witnesses have photos and may be the first to spot the wet green and white paint that someone threw on the famous statue in the early morning hours on Friday.

Erin Gilliss of Parker, Colorado took photographs that show her Northern Virginia friend and their family members along with a group of unidentified people in the background prior to when police arrived.

Her friend, Jamie McDaniel of Stafford, Va. expressed concern that police did not interview her or review what she believes might be important photographic evidence.

She says National Park Police hurried them out.

Photographs distributed by Getty Images appear to support the woman's claims that she saw white paint too. She also says she saw soda cans and bottles filled with paint.

She says she saw a group of young people surrounding the Lincoln Memorial and felt U.S. Park Police dismissed her reports.

"My friend and I discovered the vandalism and alerted police about the Lincoln Memorial," says Jamie McDaniel. "I was surprised there was no mention of the footprints we found."

The woman was giving a Colorado visitor a late night tour of the memorial when they came upon the vandalism.

None of the subjects in the pictures are being identified as suspects.

While we were reporting at the Lincoln Memorial, police approached Jamie McDaniel and took down her information.

According to a National Park Service spokesperson, the National Mall Historic Preservation Crew has removed approximately 90 percent of the paint. The same spokesperson says the gentlest cleansing methods were used first to remove the paint in accordance with conservation protocol. After those methods are used, "incrementally stronger products will be used until the stone is clean," said the spokesperson. According to the spokesperson, the crew will apply poultices to remaining paint Monday and powerwash the area on Tuesday. The process could continue for several days.

http://www.wusa9.com/news/photo-gall...storyid=268021

We need identification and immigration status on this suspect As Soon As Anyone Can Get It Please!

W

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

We need identification and immigration status on this suspect As Soon As Anyone Can Get It Please!

W

. . . Washington police arrested a 58-year-old woman after two chapels in the Washington National Cathedral were defaced with green paint Monday afternoon. . .
　
. . . Police charged Tian Jiamel, who has no permanent address, with one count of defacing property . . .

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/washington-cathedral-statue-green-paint-vandalism/2597167/

This newscast claims that Tian Jiamel is from China. So she is either an illegal immigrant or a legal immigrant they did not screen like they should have! After all, legal immigrants are supposed to have some level of proficiency in English.


W

Maybe she's just pretending not to understand any English. Illegals do that all the time.

Mental problems, expired visa, illegal alien.

http://www.alipac.us/f12/woman-expir...em-too-284719/