3 Vehicles Stolen, Swastika Painted at Car Dealership

Burglars who stole vehicles worth more than $60,000 from a Reseda used-car dealership over the weekend also spray-painted a swastika on the premises, prompting police on Sunday to call it a hate crime.

Employees at Magic Auto Center, 6360 Reseda Blvd., found the business ransacked Sunday, said Sgt. R.J. Acosta of the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Valley station. Three vehicles were stolen and five were damaged, Acosta said.

Profanity and a swastika were painted on one wall, Acosta said, adding that some of the employees were Jewish. Because of the swastika, he said, “it is being treated as a burglary, auto theft and a hate crime.”

Police ask that anyone with information call (818) 756-8542.