Illinois police launch hate-crime investigation into swastika vandalism on home

(July 11, 2022 / JNS) Cops in Elmhurst, Ailing., are conducting a hate-crime investigation into three swastikas that have been spray-painted on two residential storage doorways and a automotive parked within the residence’s driveway.

The Elmhurst Police Division stated on a Fb publish that the vandalism occurred someday between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. At roughly 9 a.m. on July 10, officers responded to the house the place the three Nazi symbols have been spray-painted in purple.

Police added that it’s unclear if the house was particularly focused and that the victims didn’t see any prior suspicious exercise or threats. The vandalism is being investigated as a hate crime, which is a felony in Illinois.

Authorities have requested residents in or close to the neighborhood to test their home-security video programs “for suspicious folks or automobiles which will have been recorded in a single day.”

“The Elmhurst Police Division will use all accessible sources to establish the offender(s) accountable for this crime,” stated officers.

Anybody with details about the incident is requested to name the Elmhurst Police Division at 630-530-3050.