Police Investigate Graffiti as a Hate Crime
From Times Staff Reports
Racially derogatory graffiti scrawled in the gated development of Turtle Ridge is being investigated as a hate crime, police said Saturday.
Officers arrived on Rose Trellis just after 6 a.m. to find graffiti on the car of an African American family living on the block. Further investigation, police said, uncovered a dozen other race-related markings in the area.
Anyone with information is asked to call (949) 724-7200.
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