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An election in Oregon The office was vandalized and severely damaged just hours before President Trump’s second inauguration.
Portland police confirmed to Fox News Digital that two dozen windows and two doors were destroyed by stones at the Multnomah County Elections Office in Southeast Portland in the early hours of Monday.
A department spokesperson said an alarm alerted officers to the incident and added that officers discovered the building had been marked with graffiti.
“We believe that between 8 and 10 people were involved,” the officer said. “In addition, there was some anti-government and anti-establishment graffiti on the building.”
Portland police released videos and images of suspects wanted for vandalizing an election office hours before Trump’s inauguration. (Portland, Oregon Police)
Police said several suspects fled before officers arrived.
A poll worker too he told KATU that the vandals threw rocks and broke all the windows on the street side of the building, but apparently nothing was stolen.
The worker added that there did not appear to be any damage inside the building other than broken glass on the ground and sidewalk outside.
Portland police said eight to 10 suspects are being sought for vandalizing an election office hours before Trump’s inauguration. (Portland, Oregon Police)
Authorities said there is no evidence vandalism is related to Trump’s inauguration in some way.
Police said no arrests have been made.
The incident is under investigation and officials urge anyone with information to contact Portland police at crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference file number 25-17004.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Multnomah County Elections Office and did not immediately receive a response.
Vandals broke several windows. (Portland, Oregon Police)
This is not the first incident of political violence to occur in Oregon.
During the 2024 presidential election, an unknown suspect was captured on surveillance video setting a ballot box on fire with an incendiary device in Portland, one of several incidents that occurred in Oregon and Washington state.
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey called the incident “a direct attack on democracy” as it occurred just days before Election Day.
The first ballot box fire occurred on October 8 between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. in vancouver, washington, the FBI said. No ballots were damaged in that incident.
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Two more incidents occurred on October 28 between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. in Vancouver. and Portland. Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in the Vancouver mailbox, while officials said three were damaged in Portland.
All three incidents involved improvised incendiary devices placed on the outside of the boxes. Investigators recovered enough material from the devices to link the three fires.
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Suggestions and story ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
