The Balthasar fountain, a nearby fence, and a vehicle were tagged last week. The graffiti was removed from the fence within a couple days, and the fountain was repainted Saturday morning.
An incident report was filed with Meridian PD, and the investigation is on-going. There is concern this incident was instigated by a Tik Tok vandalism challenge, and further damage may be caused if the perpetrators are not caught.
To help encourage anyone with knowledge of these crimes to come forward, the Board is offering a $200 reward for information that leads directly to the identification of the person or persons who committed this crime. If you have information that could be of use to the investigating officers, please contact Meridian PD dispatch at their non-emergency number: (208) 888-6678. You can reference incident # 21-0295331 or provide the address (Balthasar) and date (Wednesday, September 29).