Swastika Found in Ridgefield's Ballard Park, One of Several in Area

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A red swastika was found spray painted on a sidewalk in Ballard Park, one week after several were painted on a home and two vehicles in Danbury, according to a post in a Ridgefield social media group.

According to a report on The News Times, another Ridgefield resident called police on Saturday to report the graffiti and the swastika has been removed. This incident comes just a week after several black spray painted swastikas were found on a home in Danbury as well as two vehicles in the downtown Danbury area.

Danbury 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.

Ridgefield and Danbury Police are investigating the incidents and ask anyone with information to call:

Ridgefield Police: 203-438-6531

Danbury Police: 203-797-2167.

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Danbury Hate Crime: Swastika Found on House & Mazda CX7: Report

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