In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: "Sharpie parties," gatherings of party revelers armed with "Sharpie" magic markers and lured by social media invitations to wreak havoc ...

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In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: “Sharpie parties,” gatherings of party revelers armed with “Sharpie” magic markers and lured by social media invitations to wreak havoc ...

Three men were arrested Thursday after a three-month investigation into severe damage to a foreclosed house, done, authorities say, by displaced tenants and partygoers during a "Sharpie party." ...

In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: "Sharpie parties," gatherings of party revelers armed with "Sharpie" magic markers and lured by social media invitations to wreak havoc ...

Six people pleaded no contest Tuesday for their roles in severely vandalizing a foreclosed home in 2012 during a “Sharpie party.” During a Sharpie party, evicted tenants pass out markers and vandalize ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: “Sharpie parties,” gatherings of party revelers armed with “Sharpie” magic markers and lured by social media ...

Six people pleaded no contest Tuesday for their roles in severely vandalizing a foreclosed home in 2012 during a “Sharpie party.” During a Sharpie party, evicted tenants pass out markers and vandalize ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: "Sharpie parties," gatherings of party revelers armed with "Sharpie" magic markers and lured by social media ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 16 (Reuters) - In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: "Sharpie parties," gatherings of party revelers armed with "Sharpie" magic markers and lured by social ...