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| Animal Lib Front Vandalized Univ. Lab - $450k Damage | |
| 2005-03-19 | |
| Vandals who broke into University of Iowa animal research labs in November cost the school $450,000, U of I officials reported Thursday. Investigators this week also released a sketch and information about one woman believed to be connected to the Nov. 14 break-in at Spence Laboratories and Seashore Hall. The Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack, in which masked intruders trashed computers and other equipment and stole hundreds of laboratory animals. Steve Parrott, U of I spokesman, said preliminary estimates show vandals caused $275,000 damage to equipment, including computers, refrigerators, chemicals, pumps and beakers. The Health Protection Office spent $150,000 to dispose of dumped chemicals and other waste, and the U of I Police spent about $25,000 on additional security for the buildings, Parrott said. Some stolen animals are included in the damage estimate, but not all, Parrott said. The FBI has made no arrests in the case and Wednesday's sketch of an unidentified female was the first suspect information released in four months. The woman is described as being in her late teens to early 20s, 5-foot 2-inches to 5-6, with dark hair and a light or fair complexion. The woman last was seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, light brown or khaki pants, white tennis shoes and a light-blue plastic wristwatch. The woman also carried a brown crocheted fabric purse with rope handles and a black nylon wallet with a picture of the Tinker Bell cartoon character on the side, according to the FBI. FBI Special Agent Michele Stevenson said Thursday she could not say whether the sketch came from witnesses or whether sketches of other suspects might be released. The FBI provided no further details.
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| Posted by:Robin Burk |
| #1 These nutjobs need to get treated just like AQ and the other terror groups. Sic Delta, the SEALS and the CIA on them and when they're found, ensure that like most of the other terrorists, they simply die quietly and swiftly. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-03-19 4:07:31 PM |