Have you guys heard about the swastika incident? Obama's face was defaced

A portion of the vandalism of a property at 5 N. 25th St. can be seen here. The family discovered the graffiti and stolen gifts for the children on Christmas Eve morning.

Local Obama supporter victim of vandalism, theft

For most, the backlash for supporting one presidential candidate over another is usually nothing more than a random, unappreciative comment — if that.

But one Marshalltown family woke up on Christmas Eve having to deal with much more than baking pies and wrapping a few additional presents.

Supporters of Barack Obama living on 25th Street reported a number of racial slurs and derogatory comments had been spray painted on their property. Further, the family’s Christmas presents were all stolen from a vehicle and a garage.
Chief Lon Walker confirms the police received the report Monday morning.

“We found vandalism to the house. When we got there, we found some racial things regarding presidential candidate Barack Obama,” he said.

Marie Ortiz has been working as a volunteer for the Obama campaign locally. She has volunteered her time in the office, going door to door, and has signs supporting Obama in her yard.
She has two children, ages 11 and 2.

But Christmas was not completely ruined for the youngsters. Campaign workers at the local Obama office came by on Christmas Eve with presents.

A neighbor also gave the family some money to replace some of the things that were lost.
“They were really a godsend,” Ortiz said.

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