Vandals spray-paint gang signs on homes, cars

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police are trying to find out who spray-painted a South Fulton County neighborhood with gang signs.

Channel 2 Action News captured video of several homes and cars spray-painted after someone or a group went on an apparent vandalism spree. Police told Channel 2's Audrey Washington more than 20 homes were tagged sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Beethoven Circle and Grey Fox Way.

The gang name “Crip” appeared on homes and cars.

Many neighbors were surprised this happened there.

“It’s the first time we had anything like this in our neighborhood,” said Bobby Driskell.

One neighbor, who was too scared to show her face on camera, believes she may have seen the vandals before they struck.

“I heard them shaking them up and spraying something and I thought it was a neighbor because they went to the front door," she said.

And she may not be the only person who spotted them.

A police officer told Washington he saw a group of young men not wearing any shirts near the Clayton County/South Fulton County line right before the vandalism was discovered.

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"I just think we need a stronger neighborhood watch because we got to stop crime like this," said resident Bernard Russell.

Investigators are going through neighborhood security video to find out who is responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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