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Medford schools hit by graffiti vandals Two suspects vandalized two Medford schools this week. (Submitted photo) Wednesday Mar 7, 2018 at 12:27 PM Mar 7, 2018 at 12:27 PM Local report Medford police are seeking information on two incidents of vandalism at Lone Pine Elementary and North Medford High schools. "Not only does this require the expense of district resources, but compromises our students’ sense of safety," Medford School District spokeswoman Natalie Hurd said in a press release Wednesday. Vandals used spray paint to tag North's baseball complex and several surfaces at Lone Pine on the first night, March 5, the release said.   After district facilities employees cleaned up the majority of the graffiti, two suspects returned to Lone Pine at around midnight on March 7, according to security camera footage. They spray-painted doors, walls, outdoor hallways and playground equipment, among other areas. The images spray-painted include several pairs of eyes, snakes and messages such as, "we are watching," or "remember kids, DNA is evolution's memory." Security camera footage from March 7 shows one of the suspects wearing a dark mask while tagging exterior doors. Both suspects in the videos are wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants. Anyone with further information on the incident is asked to contact the Medford Police Department through its tip line: available by phone at 541-618-1TIP (1847); on the web at www.tipsubmit.com (select the Medford, Oregon Police Department; or through the free "Tip Submit" app available for Android or Apple. This story will be being updated.