MASON CITY – Police in Mason City are investigating after a billboard seeking clues in the disappearance of news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was vandalized this week.
The billboard is located on North Federal Avenue. It appears the vandalism occurred on New Year’s Eve. Mason City Chief of Police Jeff Brinkley tells NIT, “One of our officers on patrol found the vandalism to the billboard at 13th Street and N Federal Avenue just after midnight on January 1, 2020. Officers did recover a ladder at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.”
Chief Brinkley asked “that anyone with information about the vandalism to call the Mason City Police Department.”
The billboard was posted by the organization Find Jodi. They said today via social media, “One of our Find Jodi billboards has been vandalized in Mason City, Iowa. We’ve reached out to various agencies as well as the sign company (who will be taking it down). We’re discussing options for a replacement – if at all. If you have a lead, send it to us or the authorities. Vandalizing our billboards is only going to get it taken down and not help our cause.”
The billboard appears to have been spray painted by a vandal suspicious of a former Mason City police officer. There have been many conspiracy theories and rumors regarding the tragic disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit. Chief Brinkley told NIT Thursday that there are no new developments in the case.
