Vandalism Targets Ranchers in Arizona and New Mexico

Vandalism Targets Ranchers in Arizona and New Mexico

Authorities in at least seven counties in Arizona and New Mexico are looking into a series of vandalism acts on private and federal lands that they say are politically motivated. The suspects have cut holes in water lines and livestock tanks, damaged cattle fences and gates, and spray-painted buildings with political messages on national forest land. “It all started in June, but as we started getting the word out, ranchers came up and said this …