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"Police are searching for clues after vandals targeted a Little League baseball field and defaced a mural honoring an iconic Puerto Rican baseball player.Authorities said vandals used black paint to cover a mural of Roberto Clemente at a field owned by Azalea Park Elementary.Little League officials had brought in a graffiti artist from New York two years ago to paint the mural. Members of the community said it meant a lot to them, and organizers said they can't believe someone would paint over it.The 20-foot mural of Clemente was considered more than just a work of art. It was an inspiration because Clemente was the first Latin American to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame.Read: Statement from President of Azalea Park Little League Mary Doorhy volunteers as an umpire. She showed what was the welcome sign and Little League logo that is now covered in black paint.Detectives have not determined how it occurred or if a crime was committed.Doorhy said Quinco Baseball Academy was also using the baseball field but was recently told they could no longer play because it violated the Little League's charter.Quinco sued and claimed there was a breach of contract.An official said Quinco had nothing to do with the vandalism and would even help to raise money for a new mural.Also see: Time lapse: Snow falls in DCEarl Lugo coaches for Azalea Park and helped to raise $3,000 for the original mural. He said it was a labor of love which can never be replaced.\"It stood for the people that live in that neighborhood that are challenged, that are struggling. It gave them hope,\" Lugo said.Organizers said they're not sure what they're going to do next. They said they don't have the money to paint a new mural. For now, they just hope whoever is responsible is caught.14277264"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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