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Collins' Maine Senate office vandalized again on Election Eve

Red paint and the message "BLOOD on her HANDS" appeared outside Sen. Susan Collins' Biddeford office hours before Election Day, the second such incident in two months.

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What to know

  • Collins' Biddeford office was vandalized for the second time in two months, hours before Election Day, with red paint and the message "BLOOD on her HANDS."
  • The office sits near the site of a July ICE shooting that killed Johan Sebastián Guerrero, which had already drawn protests at the location.
  • Both Collins' campaign and her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson condemned the vandalism, while Biddeford police investigate.
  • The incident lands amid what multiple outlets describe as a tight reelection fight for Collins.

Susan CollinsSusan Collins R-Maine U.S. SenatorTroy JacksonTroy Jackson Democratic challenger, former Maine state SenatorKatie Brown Chief of staff to Sen. CollinsJohan Sebastián Guerrero Colombian national killed by ICE officer in July

Collins' Maine Senate office vandalized again on Election Eve
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    Biddeford police open investigation into the vandalism

    Biddeford police are investigating the latest incident, according to Collins' campaign, as the story is picked up by national outlets on Election Day.

    “This is another incident in a series and the second attempt at our Biddeford office to intimidate the Senator and her staff. These tactics are disturbing, but not effective. Our staff is undeterred and on the job.”
    — Katie Brown, Chief of staff to Sen. Susan Collins · source
    1. 10 outlets Susan Collins' office in Maine vandalized hours before election day

      first by Boston.com, 8d ago · also WMTW-TV, The Daily Caller, The Washington Sun, The Maine Wire, Wall Street Journal, Fox News +3

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    Democratic challenger Troy Jackson condemns the vandalism

    Collins' opponent, former state Senator Troy Jackson, issued a statement condemning the vandalism, as he had done after the September incident.

    “There's no place for this in Maine. Vandalism and intimidation are wrong, full stop. Senator Collins and her staff should be able to do their jobs without anyone defacing their office, and I condemn whoever did this.”
    — Troy Jackson
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    Collins' chief of staff calls the vandalism an intimidation attempt — Katie Brown told Fox News the incident was part of a series meant to intimidate Collins and her staff but said it would not succeed.

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    Vandals douse Collins' office with red paint, write "BLOOD on her HANDS" — On the night before Election Day, vandals poured a pool of red paint in front of the Biddeford office and wrote "BLOOD on her HANDS" in crimson on the sidewalk, marking the second attack in two months.

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    Vandals spray-paint "Trump whore" on Collins' office door — In the first of the two vandalism incidents, the epithet "Trump whore" was spray-painted in red on the Biddeford office's door.

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    Protesters storm Collins' Biddeford office chanting "vote her out" — Days after the ICE shooting, protesters entered the Biddeford office through its front doors chanting "vote her out."

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    ICE officer shoots and kills Johan Sebastián Guerrero near Collins' office — A law enforcement officer in an ICE operation shot and killed 26-year-old Colombian national Johan Sebastián Guerrero near the Biddeford office, setting the backdrop for subsequent protests.

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