Vandal caught on camera cutting down and damaging security cameras in West Lawn
People in the West Lawn community are livid after someone went through their alley and cut down or damaged home security cameras.
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People in the West Lawn community are livid after someone went through their alley and cut down or damaged home security cameras.
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