Police are searching for the person who set ballot boxes on fire in Washington and Oregon. Here’s what we know
With just days until Election Day, hundreds of ballots were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest, and investigators are searching for a culprit they say is responsible for both.
Oregon, Washington ballot boxes set aflame, police release photo of at-large suspect's car
Oregon and Washington ballot boxes were set aflame Monday as early voting continues in the election. Portland police released a suspect vehicle photo.
Police: Fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon, Washington connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID'd
Police say they have identified a “suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.
Ballot boxes set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington; hundreds of ballots destroyed
Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said they've opened investigations after two ballot boxes went up in flames.
Ballot Box Fires in Oregon and Washington are Connected, Police Say
A fire caused by an "incendiary device" damaged hundreds of ballots inside a Vancouver, Washington, ballot box early Monday, potentially affecting one of the most competitive congressional races in the country.
Fires Set in Drop Boxes Destroy Hundreds of Ballots in Washington and Damage 3 in Oregon
Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."
'Violent attack on democracy': Ballot boxes set ablaze in Oregon, Washington
The FBI and authorities in the Pacific Northwest were searching Tuesday for suspects after ballot boxes were set ablaze in Washington and Oregon, damaging hundreds of votes a week before Election Day.
Fires at Oregon and Washington ballot boxes prompt police investigation
Local police and the FBI are investigating after incendiary devices were set off at two ballot drop boxes -- one in Portland, Oregon, and another in Vancouver, Washington -- destroying hundreds of ballots on Monday.
Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
The suspected arson fires of ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington this week is a reminder of how the popular collection devices have been the subject of false conspiracy theories since the 2020
Ballot drop box fires rekindle concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Here’s what happened, how rules and security measures about drop boxes vary across the country, and how election conspiracy theories have undermined confidence in their use. Police said incendiary devices started the fires in the drop boxes in Portland and Vancouver.
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