Los Angeles, CA +Bias Crime in San Fernando Valley+ Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas spray-painted over a wide area in the upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana district of San Fernando Valley.
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Los Angeles ADL Regional Director Amanda Susskind, said that he commends the Los Angeles Police Department for its immediate response to this hateful series of crimes.
"The dedication of law enforcement shows that they take these matters seriously and will pursue and prosecute those suspected of committing hate crimes to the full extent of the law," he said.
The graffiti was discovered along Wells Drive, between Tampa and Louise avenues.
“I’m frightened. I don’t know if it’s a sign of the times or I don’t know if it’s just kids, because we’re surrounded by two schools,” said Judy Silver, a Jewish resident who lives near a home that was vandalized.
2008-01-18
Anti-Semitic taggers strike in San Fernando Valley
By Tom Tugend, Contributing Editor
Spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti over a wide area in upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana are being investigated as possible hate crimes by Los Angeles police.
Early Thursday morning, residents discovered the vandalism, which included such insults as “F… Jews” and “Burn Jews,” painted in front of four homes along a two-mile stretch of walls along Wells Drive, between Tampa and Louise avenues.
At this point, police are not certain of the perpetrators’ motivation and one of the more heavily targeted homes is owned by a non-Jewish family.
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