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UPDATE: Spray paint bandit hits up to 27 Country Club cars and houses
Tuesday, Aug. 16 by Laura Peters | 38 comments | Email this story

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Many residents of Leesburg Country Club woke up this morning to find their cars tagged. The majority of the tagging was on Janney Street - hitting about eight or nine cars. Police are still investigating and have no suspects at this time. Time-Mirror Staff Photo/Laura Peters

Leesburg Country Club residents started their work week scrubbing spray paint off their car doors on the morning of Aug. 15. Residents on Janney Street were angered and shocked to see the XO tag on their drivers side doors. I was too busy milking cows when I was their age, one resident said regarding the kids he suspected of doing the tags. Leesburg Police were surveying the area around 8 a.m. and have totaled 27 reports of vandalism in the area. There were also reports of Chancellor Street in Leesburg Country Club being hit by the XO vandals. According to the Leesburg Police several homes, cars and street signs were tagged in Country Club. According to Master Police Officer C.F. Tidmore, who is also the public information officer for the Leesburg Police Department, the 27 tagging cases may have been different types of tags, instead of just the XO, but they all occurred during the late hours of Aug. 14 and early hours of Aug. 15. Tidmore said the tags are connected and the most common tag was the XO. The incident is currently under investigation, Tidmore said. We have no information pointing to it being gang related. But, with 27 different reported cases, weve got a lot of paper work to go through. Most residents were able to remove the spray paint by washing their cars and scrubbing the XO tag off. According to Leesburg Police, they are still investigating the vandalism and have no leads at this time. According to Tidmore, police patrol through Leesburg Country Club has been increased since the incident to look for suspicious acitivity. There have also been no other reports of the XO vandalism in the area of Country Club since Aug. 15.

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This is a parenting issue, that being a lack of parenting. When the culprit(s) are found, hold the parents accountable. Fine or imprison them. Send them to parenting sessions if necessary. Our kids are ours to raise and nurture. We all need to know what our kids are doing and ensure they know how to respect other people and their properties.
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Folks it is up to us to try and prevent these vents by keeping your eyes to windows and calling in suspicous people. Motion lights and keeping you neighborhood well lit helps you be able to see the bad guys. You cant shoot some one because they have a spray can or they are a vandal. You all need to read up on gun regulations. When you can and cant draw a weapon.Try and think prevention. Keep your neighborhood well lit. Join your neighborhood watch program and be a part of it. See peole you dont know at night call the police they want to hear from you. A quick call and youll get top people on it. You dont need to pull a gun unless it is to protect your life. You can detain and if they fall down while doing that because you caught them redhanded you will not face gun charges.I know you feel violated and I know the rage and I hope you catch them and have some therapy. But as a community we need to be civil amoungst us. When we break down to name calling on the forum it loses value. Please dont type angry. We need solutions and we need the folks caught. Lets not break the communication process.Turn on lights. Buy solar motion lights so they can be placed in spots where you dont have lighting. Take steps to catch these criminals. Take steps to be more civil amoungst ourselves and have productive dialouge. No go get hese guys. Put your eyes to the windows and watch your neighborhood. Take it back.

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Thu, Aug 18 at 06:00 AM by gravedigger | Report this comment

I just bought a Striker 12 with M11/9mm nicely fitted with laser and light.
Wed, Aug 17 at 11:03 PM by Loudoun County School Bus Driver | Report this comment

Build something for the kids? What? So they can destroy that too? I agree that a good majority of todays kids are nothing but spoiled, punk-ass brats who have way too much spare time on their hands. Stop making excuses for them. If they do the crime, they can do the time. I hope if theyre caught, that they AND their parents pay for EVERY BIT of damage theyve caused to the citizens of the County!
Wed, Aug 17 at 03:06 PM by wtf | Report this comment

@ Kissle in Pittsburgh agreed, behave and you wouldnt have consequences. you hear it on the news all the time when they talk about shootings and robberies he was such a good boy oh my ass if he was so good he would of never been doing stuff like that to begine with
Wed, Aug 17 at 12:24 PM by Kissle in Pittsburgh | Report this comment

Hey - Thats my buddy Kissles truck. Most kids nowadays are punks, If I did that when I was a kid - my parents would have made me clean off all the cars or pay to fix it, then they would have beat my ass till I could not move. It does not matter if its a 500.00 Hooptay or a 50K BMW its someones property and does not need to be destroyed. Im glad I live in PA (Pittsburgh) we have the right to defend people and property with what the Wash DC beltway People call evil things High Powered Weapons Glocks, Mossbergs, and Winchester. If someone breaks into my house, myself or the wife will make sure they are missing a head before they leave, someone messes with our property, they may have a limp for life, due to a missing knee cap. Dont give me the crap, about shooing them.. You hear all the time.. he was a good kid he didnt deserve that.. My viewpoint if they didnt rob, steal, rape,destroy something, or doing something wrong, then they would have been fine. I have lived 48 years and never been shot at Why .... I obey the Law and peoples property.
Wed, Aug 17 at 12:23 PM by I blame the parents | Report this comment

Lets round up all the kids in the neighborhood from age 9 to 20. Then put them in a internment camp then water board them until we find out who did it. Then we go and get their parents and give them hundreds of hours of community service and send the culprits off to the Marine Corps for the discipline their parents neglected give them. Whet the heck, send the parents too.
Wed, Aug 17 at 10:49 AM by Purcellville Resident | Report this comment

I am amazed that the police have no suspects, however it seems most people want to blame teenagers. For anyone to defend the people doing this (ninja_gaydad)are part of the problem. Also I get the feeling Ninja_gaydad is either one of the gang or knows the ones doing it. Otherwise how does he know it is a group of 15 year kids. I would pay money to see Ninja_gaydad fight a group of 15 year olds with his bare hands. My money would be on the kids. Whoever made the statement Build Something for the Kids must be BLIND, or living under a rock. Leesburg has a Skate park, Ida Lee sports Park, Morven Park, two bowling facilities a new movie theater, not to mention all the youth sports programs. What on Earth do you think they need to build for the kids? Besides the people that did this I am sure did it in the middle of the night (early morning hours) so no matter what is built they would not be using it at those hours.
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Wed, Aug 17 at 12:11 AM by rollinsplace@verizon.net | Report this comment

And this happens the week Leesburg is named 4th best town in the USA to live in.
Tue, Aug 16 at 10:24 PM by weaseltrapper | Report this comment

Motion detector lights help too! Then you can get a description!
Tue, Aug 16 at 10:20 PM by goforit | Report this comment

Rock salt and bacon rinds will do the trick!

Tue, Aug 16 at 09:57 PM by americanway | Report this comment

Hank If youre caught in my yard destroying my property, I have a right to protect my life, limb, and property! Sorry for your luck if you get a knee cap blown off!
Tue, Aug 16 at 09:29 PM by Hank | Report this comment

The gun question is simply to keep the kids in one spot while the cops arrive. Do you think if we ask them nicely they will stick around or something? Or should we just watch them spray paint more of your neighbors cars? Culprits under arrest will be much less likely to strike again, and youll have a name to get restitution from for the paint work youll have done to your car.
Tue, Aug 16 at 07:13 PM by usebothhands | Report this comment

I didnt know that a Ninja was allowed to be a Homo. Street Sweeper is the answer!
Tue, Aug 16 at 11:16 AM by TheNewWyatt | Report this comment

@ninja_gaydad - you are being sarcastic right. It has nothing to do with, it comes right off so who cares. It has everything to do with the fact, these cars and homes do not belong to these people tagging them. Someone worked hard for this stuff. Yes I would be all kinds of bent out of shape if I walked out of my house and found this. And to the people popping off with the gun comments. Easy now.
Tue, Aug 16 at 09:38 AM by ninja_gaydad | Report this comment

@Hank if you honestly need a high end shot gun to scare off a group of 15 yearold suburban kids, not only are your priorities out of whack, you may also want to hit the gym once in a while. -=Ninja_GayDad=Tue, Aug 16 at 07:14 AM by Missy | Report this comment

We have a very quiet neighborhood. We may not be rich but these are OUR houses and we want to keep our houses the way they are! These were kids with nothing better to do. Parents need to control their kids and know where they are all all times!
Mon, Aug 15 at 09:14 PM by perthescorts4you | Report this comment

bad, VERY BAD! If they mess up with the Perth Escorts, they will surely get a taste of hell. Tsk3.
Mon, Aug 15 at 08:33 PM by Hank | Report this comment

Just be clear, if I see these punks on my street, call the cops and then go outside with my Mossberg and tell them not to move, Ill get in trouble right? The other residents of Leesburg may throw a parade in my honor, but the police wontam I understanding that correctly?
Mon, Aug 15 at 06:12 PM by Disturbed Leesburger | Report this comment

Oh, Ill be on patrol tonight to catch these vandals.scum of the Earth. This deserves prison time, if not the death penalty.
Mon, Aug 15 at 06:02 PM by gooksnegrosspicsretards | Report this comment

To arms! Two arms! The alien invaders are here! Thx big brother! Their fate is in my hands!
Mon, Aug 15 at 04:56 PM by JC | Report this comment

It doesnt matter if the area is rich or poor! Whomever did this deserves some serious punishment. Maybe cleaning up graffitti for a few hours on a hot summer day would deter future instances.
Mon, Aug 15 at 04:47 PM by Concerned | Report this comment

Actually Country Club is not an rich area. Mostly all of the houses were built in the 70s and 80s. Its middle class. Several houses were also tagged. Including one where both the husband an wife are out of work.
Mon, Aug 15 at 04:40 PM by Build something for the kids!!!!! | Report this comment

maybe if there was actually something to do around here these idiot kids could use their time more productively.
Mon, Aug 15 at 04:10 PM by Rusty Shackleford | Report this comment

I tell you what, these people are smart. If I did that I would get caught in action. Atleast they are hitting the fancy areas and leaving me and my shack alone.
Mon, Aug 15 at 03:44 PM by Stop thinking you are actually affluent | Report this comment

It isnt a Country Club. It is a bunch of very average houses on a very belowaverage golf course.
Mon, Aug 15 at 03:05 PM by Thanks to failed parents | Report this comment

PRODUCTS OF PARENTS WHO FAILED TO TO TEACH THEIR KIDS RIGHT FROM WRONG AND THOUGHT DISCIPLINE WAS UNNECESSARY.
Mon, Aug 15 at 02:55 PM by Fred | Report this comment

Let who ever is doing it come by my house with their spray paint. I will put something on them that a wash rag wont take off!
Mon, Aug 15 at 02:54 PM by wtf | Report this comment

@ ninja_gaydad

your name fits, your a moron.

Mon, Aug 15 at 02:33 PM by Rick Astley | Report this comment

@ninjagaydad Drop Dead

Mon, Aug 15 at 02:27 PM by Alby | Report this comment

If XO means Hugs and Kisses, I wonder if its some teenage revenge thing for somebodys rocky relationship. At least all these kids go back to school in 2/weeks and that should cut down on the vandalism until June 2012.
Mon, Aug 15 at 02:01 PM by ninja_gaydad | Report this comment

people care too much about their crap wagons. its really not a big deal, especially if it comes off with a wash and a little elbow grease. Bunch of babies.
Mon, Aug 15 at 01:14 PM by ron | Report this comment

Im glad no one shot my parents for the things I did when young. This is wrong on so many levels. Nothing like waking up to this crap.They should pay for cleaning it all off and have to do tons of service.
Mon, Aug 15 at 12:05 PM by smitty | Report this comment

SHOOT THE LITTLE CULPRITS!!!! NO BETTER YET SHOOT THEIR PARENTS>

Mon, Aug 15 at 11:03 AM by Alby | Report this comment

Must have been those striking Union Workers trying to get back at the rich people in the country club.
Mon, Aug 15 at 09:06 AM by wtf | Report this comment

wtf is wrong with people?

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