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Hummer dealership fire { August 25 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/08/25/state0414EDT0019.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/08/25/state0414EDT0019.DTL Officials, Hummer owners rally at vandalized dealership BRUCE HARING, Associated Press Writer Monday, August 25, 2003 ©2003 Associated Press (08-25) 04:43 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Public officials, firefighters and Hummer fans rallied outside a West Covina auto dealership to denounce the $1 million in damage it suffered at the hands of environmental extremists. "We don't disagree with the need to improve fuel efficiency," said West Covina City Councilman Mike Miller. "But vandalism doesn't get the message across." About 25 members of a Southern California Hummer fan club, some driving from as far away as San Diego, joined officials Sunday outside Clippinger Chevrolet. They toured the area where fires gutted a parts warehouse and destroyed 20 Hummer H2s. Another 20 Hummers and several Chevrolet Tahoes were significantly damaged by fire and spray-painting. Three other dealers and at least four privately owned vehicles in the area also were damaged during the vandalism spree early Friday morning. The Earth Liberation Front, a loose association of militant environmentalists, said in an unsigned e-mail Friday that the incidents were "ELF actions" but added it had not be in contact with those responsible. Slogans such as "Fat, Lazy Americans" and "I (heart) pollution" were painted on vehicles during the attacks. Miller said council members planned to meet with local auto dealers and other businesses this week to discuss ways to improve security. Sport utility vehicle dealers across Southern California were taking precautions. "We are concerned," said Josh Sage, a sales manager at Huntington Beach Chrysler Jeep and Hummer. Sage said the dealership moved its Hummers to a back lot and hired an extra security guard to patrol all night. "If people want to look at Hummers, we just walk them back there," he said. FBI officials released a surveillance tape Friday of two young men running around the Duarte Ford dealership that was vandalized. The FBI said Saturday it had developed new leads in its investigation based on the public release of the tape. The 8,600-pound, $50,000 Hummer H2, which gets an estimated 11 to 12 mpg, was introduced last summer. The vehicle is a civilian version of the Army Humvee fighting vehicle that gained prominence during the first Gulf War. ©2003 Associated Press

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