Crime & Safety
Swastikas Drawn on Homes
Residents on a street where many Jewish families live discovered Swastikas drawn on their homes and cars. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
Residents in Sherman Oaks discovered that someone had put swastikas on three homes on the 5200 block of Leghorn Avenue, according to this report on KTLA News.
Police from the Van Nuys Division are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Investigators believe the swastikas were painted on to the homes sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Several of the homes on Leghorn Avenue, between Magnolia and Chandler Boulevards, have security cameras, according to residents.
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