CPD issue alert for antisemitic vandalism in Hyde Park
Chicago police have issued a community alert for antisemitic graffiti and vandalism in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Chicago police have issued a community alert for antisemitic graffiti and vandalism in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood.
For nearly a month, someone has been blanketing Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood with antisemitic messages. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The 18-year-old, who police said was a juvenile at the time, was arrested on Thursday morning in Bridgeview by members of the Area One Vehicular Hijacking Team.
In each incident, people have either placed stickers or scrawled graffiti with antisemitic phrases on various surfaces.
A gun was recovered at the scene, police said. Charges were pending late Monday.
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