Homeless man vandalizes Florida city hall building

Police said Marcelin Holdson was caught on surveillance video vandalizing a city hall lobby and adjoining offices.

Credit: Miami-Dade Police

Credit: Miami-Dade Police

Police said Marcelin Holdson was caught on surveillance video vandalizing a city hall lobby and adjoining offices.

You can’t fight city hall, and as far as a Florida police department is concerned, you can’t break into it, either.

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Miami-Dade police are seeking a 38-year-old homeless man they said broke into the Palmetto Bay Village Hall on Thursday morning, WPLG reported.

Authorities said Marcelin Holdson broke into the building around 6 a.m. the television station reported.

"Once inside, he vandalized and destroyed property in the lobby and adjoining offices,'' Miami-Dade police detective Lee Cowan told the Sun-Sentinel.

The Miami-Dade Police Department identified Holdson after obtaining surveillance video, WPLG reported.

No one was injured during the incident because the building was empty, Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham said in a message to residents and businesses.

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