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Albuquerque news crew watches as news van stolen during report on local crime

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 23, 2017
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Targets: KOB-TV

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

TV photojournalist attacked by man wielding a metal baton, news vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 2, 2018
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mike Krotche (WXYZ Channel 7)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Local TV station's news van set on fire

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 26, 2018
Location: Salinas, California

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

News crew shot at in Toledo, no injuries but damage to news van

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 13, 2019
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified journalist 1 (WTVG 13abc)

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Assailant →: Unknown
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

NotiCentro vehicle vandalized during Puerto Rico protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2020
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: NotiCentro WAPA-TV

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Georgia woman charged with kidnapping after hijacking news van with reporter inside

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Iyani Hughes (WGCL-TV CBS46)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

WAVE3 News vehicle vandalized in Louisville amid protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: WAVE 3

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

News vehicle reported vandalized in Los Angeles amid protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: ABC7 News

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

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