South Bay Home Targeted Again With Antisemitic Graffiti – Patch

South Bay Home Targeted Again With Antisemitic Graffiti  Patch

Authorities increased patrols after a home targeted days earlier was vandalized again. IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — Authorities are investigating additional antisemitic vandalism in Imperial Beach after graffiti was found at the same home targeted days earlier and in several nearby areas, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 100 block of Elm Avenue, where the resident reported additional hate-related graffiti on the garage door, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. During the investigation, deputies found several other areas in an alley behind the home that had been similarly vandalized. The markings appeared to have been made with black permanent marker, according to the sheriff's office.

No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made. The latest vandalism follows two similar incidents reported Sept. 13. A hate symbol and antisemitic writing were found on the exterior of the same home, while similar graffiti was reported on a window of another home in the 700 block of Seacoast Drive. Those markings also appeared to have been made with black permanent marker. Detectives with the Imperial Beach Sheriff's Substation are conducting interviews, canvassing the affected areas and gathering evidence. The sheriff's Criminal Intelligence Unit, which assists with investigations involving domestic extremism and hate groups, is also