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Blaine City Council Candidate’s Vehicle Vandalized Ahead of Minnesota House Campaign
Blaine police are investigating a late-night vandalism case after surveillance video showed four people taping middle-finger images to the candidate’s car.
- On Saturday at 1:30 a.m., four masked individuals vandalized Council Member Leslie Larson's car in her Blaine driveway, taping printed images of middle fingers across the vehicle while Ring footage captured the act.
- The Blaine Police Department is investigating the incident but has not determined a motive or whether Larson was targeted due to her political status as a Minnesota House candidate.
- Surveillance footage shows three members obscuring their faces with shirts while a fourth wore a long coat; one person paused to take a selfie. Larson called the incident "very disturbing."
- The Republican Party condemned the vandalism as "totally unacceptable," while DFL House Leader Zack Stephenson called it "disturbing," stating all candidates deserve safety at home.
- Larson requested privacy for her family, clarifying her children were not targeted and her teen's car was not vandalized. Opponent DFL Rep. Matt Norris reached out to express concern.
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