Vandals target White Center park

Cleanup is under way at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center after vandals recently targeted it with spray paint, King County parks officials said this morning.

The park at 1321 S.W. 102nd St. was vandalized in the past two weeks, said Doug Williams, spokesman for the parks department. Supplies have been given to a community task force to rid playground equipment of the graffiti, he said.

The park — formerly known as White Center Park — was dedicated in April to the memory of King County sheriff's deputy Steve Cox, who was killed while on duty in December 2006.