NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Doreen Costa expected political attacks, but nothing quite like this.
The tea partier partyer, running as a Republican for the District 31 seat held by longtime South County incumbent Democratic Kenneth Carter, contacted the State Police last month after her car was vandalized.
It didn't appear that anything was stolen from the car, parked in her North Kingstown driveway, unlocked with the keys in the ignition, according to the police report.
But someone trashed the inside, throwing around stacks of her campaign materials, including buttons, bumper stickers, and palm cards.
According to a police report, the car also contained "expensive electronics such as a navigation system, CD player, and IPod which was never touched or tampered with."
"They just destroyed all my political stuff," Costa told Political Scene, adding that the following week someone smashed eggs on her car. "The trooper said it was someone making a statement because nothing was stolen."
Costa posted pictures of what she believes to be a political attack on her Facebook page.