Crime & Safety
Danbury Hate Crime: Swastika Found on House & Mazda CX7: Report
Danbury police are investigating a series of hate crimes in which vandals spray painted houses and vehicles with black swastikas.
DANBURY, CT — A swastika was painted on the side of a downtown home and a car in the Division Street neighborhood over the weekend, according to a report on The News Times.
Police said a new white Mazda CX7 was also spray painted with a black swastika and that a swastika was scratched onto the door of a van at Catholic Family Charities on West Street. According to the report, on Oct. 31, vandals spray painted a swastika on the front door of a home in this same neighborhood on a work van for Fish Window Cleaning and on a van on George Street.
These are just a handful of hate crimes going on across the nation related to Donald Trump winning the presidential election. Some of the incidents happened before Trump was elected.
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Danbury Police said they are investigating the incidents and ask anyone with information to call 203-797-2167.
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