$150K Worth Of 'Pornographic Graffiti' Stops Construction At Bills New Stadium

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Audacy – The Erie County Sheriff's Office's Investigative Services Division is leading a probe into the latest reports of graffiti and vandalism reported at the new Highmark Stadium construction site.

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The investigation, which began Monday at the behest of the Gilbane | Turner construction team, is focusing on a series of what officials are calling "pornographic" graffiti and vandalism reported in various interior portions of the $2.1 billion stadium that is under construction.

WKBW – On Tuesday, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was asked about the incident after speaking at an unrelated press conference and said in part, "Some idiot decided to put up pornographic and what we believe is anti-LGBTQ kind of sentiment at the stadium."
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According to Geary, everyone is swiped and badged into the system, so they were able to narrow it down to around 300 employees who were working throughout the weekend and they are all being interviewed.

Geary said there was about $150,000 in damages to four separate suites on the west side of the building and they were near 100 percent complete.

He said the person(s) responsible used an oil-based spray paint that got into granite surfaces, some of the marble finishes, some of the tiles and wood surfaces and even some of the flooring.
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Gilbane-Turner, which is working jointly as construction managers on the more than $2 billion project, announced that a $100,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

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