Providence, RI's Big Blue Bug Vandalized
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (CBS) -- An iconic sight along I-95 in Rhode Island has been vandalized.
Police say someone climbed on top of the Big Blue Bug statue early Monday morning and tagged it with graffiti.
The giant termite--known as "Nibbles Woodaway"--advertises pest control and has been perched along the highway for years.
"It's gotta be a bunch of punks, really, that are doing something like this," said Tony DeJesus of Big Blue Bug Solutions. "The bug is a landmark in Rhode Island. People use it for drive-by directions and kids love it. To deface it like that is really just a shame."
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