Walking to his car Sunday afternoon, third-year College student Mark Rosenthal discovered a line of bright green paint sprayed across the side of his vehicle.
Rosenthal's car--as well as 10 other vehicles parked along Jefferson Park Avenue Saturday night--had been vandalized with spray paint.
According to Sgt. Joe Hatter of the Charlottesville Police Department, a call came in around 12:30 p.m. Sunday reporting an incident of vehicular vandalism on the 1800 block of JPA.
"On scene, [an officer] met with one of the victims," Hatter said, explaining that 11 cars had been vandalized with yellow and blue spray paint.
The incident occurred late Saturday night, between 1:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Hatter said. "Some of [the cars] were covered on the whole side [with paint]. It was pretty extensive damage."
According to Hatter, the police have estimated that $15,000 worth of damage was done.
Luckily for Rosenthal, his car was not as severely damaged as some of the others.
"I went to my car around two in the afternoon on Sunday and there was a police officer [at my vehicle] asking for my license and registration," Rosenthal said. "I didn't even notice [the damage]; the officer just came up to me and said he'd file a report."
Rosenthal said the damage to his car came from a line of bright green paint.
"Fortunately, I got the paint off with non-acetone nail polish remover," he said.
Though he said there wasn't much the car owners could have done to prevent this vandalism, Hatter did emphasize the need for students to notify the police if they see suspicious activity.
"On JPA there are people on the street at all hours of the night," Hatter said. "If you see anything, you don't have to get involved, just please call the police. We need your help."
As for Rosenthal, he plans to take extra precautions with his car in the future.
"There's an apartment complex close by that doesn't seem to care if I put my car there, so I'll be hiding my car there from now on," he said.
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