Driver Leaves Tire Marks on Pride Mural in St. Pete, Will Face Criminal Mischief Felony Charge

SALOMONE Police are searching ░░░░░░░░ the driver caught doing ░░░░░░░░ damaging the progressive Pride ░░░░░░░░ mural Just after 2 ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday morning a vehicle ░░░░░░░░ caught on a security ░░░░░░░░ doing donuts damaging a ░░░░░░░░ mural on Central Avenue ░░░░░░░░ St Petersburg Tire marks ░░░░░░░░ visible on the street ░░░░░░░░ CALISCH My reaction is ░░░░░░░░ not surprised I think ░░░░░░░░ we are in a ░░░░░░░░ where we have public ░░░░░░░░ of pride our authentic ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ a reaction to it ░░░░░░░░ Dr Byron Green Calisch ░░░░░░░░ president of St Pete ░░░░░░░░ He feels someone targeted ░░░░░░░░ mural He says the ░░░░░░░░ is visual representation that ░░░░░░░░ is welcomed here GREEN ░░░░░░░░ The mural is really ░░░░░░░░ public love letter to ░░░░░░░░ residents of St Pete ░░░░░░░░ able to collaborate with ░░░░░░░░ city and other Pride ░░░░░░░░ here in the city ░░░░░░░░ feels like love and ░░░░░░░░ SALOMONE St Pete police ░░░░░░░░ over the past week ░░░░░░░░ different vehicles have left ░░░░░░░░ marks on the mural ░░░░░░░░ where a driver accelerated ░░░░░░░░ Friday May 17th at ░░░░░░░░ 9 30 in the ░░░░░░░░ The second incident that ░░░░░░░░ doing donuts Officers do ░░░░░░░░ believe the two cases ░░░░░░░░ connected Mayor Ken Welch ░░░░░░░░ on Instagram saying In ░░░░░░░░ of the recent vandalism ░░░░░░░░ the progressive Pride flag ░░░░░░░░ there is no place ░░░░░░░░ hate in St Petersburg ░░░░░░░░ Pete police say the ░░░░░░░░ responsible faces a criminal ░░░░░░░░ felony charge since it ░░░░░░░░ cost the city 1 ░░░░░░░░ to restore the mural ░░░░░░░░ time for Pride Month ░░░░░░░░ GREEN CALISCH Massive thank ░░░░░░░░ to the city and ░░░░░░░░ able to jump into ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as they ░░░░░░░░ SALOMONE Anyone with any ░░░░░░░░ regarding the driver and ░░░░░░░░ blue vehicle is asked ░░░░░░░░ contact St. Pete police.”