BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS) -- Berkeley police are looking for a group of vandals who broke windows and splattered paint on the walls of the Marine Corps recruiting office on Shattuck Square.
Police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss says it happened Wednesday just before 9 p.m.
Kusmiss says police received several calls from witnesses in the area that a group of 3 to 4 males were smashing the windows of the recruiting center.
"In the history of our experience at the recruiting center this is the most expensive damage ever committed there," said Kusmiss.
She says although the office has been the target of several anti-war protests over the years, this is the first that's totaled over $5,000 damage.
The suspects are facing felony vandalism charges.
Kusmiss says they don't know for certain whether the vandalism was in response to today's 6th anniversary of the Iraq War.
She says right after the attack the suspects immediately scattered, making it difficult to identify them. They were only described as white males wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks.
Kusmiss says although the beat officers who work the neighborhood are always mindful that the recruiting office is a target of vandals, they did not anticipate anything like what happened last night.
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