Police investigate possible hate crime after Jewish temple vandalized in Koreatown

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Jewish temple vandalized in Koreatown
Police are investigating a possible hate crime in Koreatown after someone vandalized a Jewish temple.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police are investigating a possible hate crime in Koreatown.

Officers say someone vandalized a Jewish Temple on Wilshire Boulevard and reportedly spray-painted "I hate your race" in all caps with exclamation marks and crosses.

Police say surveillance video shows a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt spray-painting the side of the building early Monday morning.

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