Reward Offered To Find Vandals Who Damaged Trump Golf Course In Rancho Palos Verdes

RANCHO PALOS VERDES -- The Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever vandalized its course, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage.

The vandalism was done sometime between the hours of 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. during the weekend of March 11 and 12, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

A video sent to the Washington Post showed approximately five individuals defacing the green on the fifth hole by carving the phrase, "NO MORE TIGERS NO MORE WOODS."

The group called itself an "anonymous environmental activist collective," according to the message sent along with the video, which shows suspects in dark clothes scaling a fence and using gardening tools to carve the six-feet-tall letters, the sheriff's department reported.

The group told the Post the vandalism was a response to the Trump administration's "blatant disregard for the environment."

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call sheriff's Detective Marcello Curko at (310) 891-3244 or Sgt. Ricky Osburn at (310) 891- 3205.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS.

-- Photo courtesy of the LASD