Racist graffiti prompts Santa Ana police to launch hate crime probe
Santa Ana police Tuesday launched a hate-crime investigation after racist and threatening graffiti was sprayed on a county building.
The derogatory remarks against Asian Americans and African Americans were scrawled on a wall of the Orange County Housing Authority office at 1170 N. Broadway, the Santa Ana Police Department said.
Many of the employees at the office are Asian Americans and African Americans, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
"That's what leads them to believe their employees were potentially targeted," Bertagna said of housing authority officials.
Police said the vandalism took place between 5:30 p.m. Monday when the office closed and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when it opened. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (714) 245-8400.
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More hysteria over Tuscon. Americans are morons.
Posted by: Ron Hyatt | January 11, 2011 at 09:57 PM
"Many of the employees at the office are Asian Americans and African Americans, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna." Sounds like they only hire blacks and asians, this should be investigated... sounds like a conflict of interest, with these people hiring friends and relatives.
Posted by: Montana Gold- | January 11, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Don't these cops have something better to do? Sadly, the answer is NO!!!
Posted by: glenn grab | January 12, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Uh, racist violence is *actually a pretty big problem* you guys...
Oh and @Montana Gold: A place having a lot of Asian and Black people does not necessarily mean nepotism. Not all Black and Asian people are related or friends, you know.
Posted by: numol | January 14, 2011 at 05:52 AM