By Daily Press staff
Graffiti of the non-gang related kind showed up on the city’s east side last week.
On May 13 at 7:40 a.m., Santa Monica Police responded to an eastside neighborhood regarding a malicious mischief call. When officers arrived, they saw that unknown suspects had written some anti- Islamic slurs on a wall. The graffiti was removed immediately. The vandalism caused no permanent damage to the area and the police are conducting an investigation.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the SMPD at (310) 458-8426 or (310) 458-8491. Callers who wish to remain anonymous, yet still become eligible for a reward, also may call the WeTip national hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 18, 2004. Read the original PDF.