President Trump's star on Walk of Fame vandalized with pickax

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
President Trumps star on Walk of Fame vandalized with pickaxe
President Trumps star on Walk of Fame vandalized with pickaxePresident Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been damaged by a vandal with a pickaxe.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A vandalism suspect turned himself in after he allegedly used a pickax to destroy President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

According to witnesses, a man removed the pickax from a guitar case about 3 a.m. and began swinging it at the star on Hollywood Boulevard, leaving chunks of concrete strewn across the sidewalk.

The suspect surrendered to Beverly Hills police at about 4:30 a.m., the LAPD said. His identity was not disclosed.

In November 2016, days before the presidential election, Trump's star was similarly vandalized by a man dressed as a construction worker who used a sledgehammer and pickax.

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