'Kill Bush,' Swastika Painted On Golden Beach Home
POSTED: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
UPDATED: 7:49 am EDT May 3,
2005
GOLDEN BEACH, Fla. -- Golden Beach might be known for its cozy atmosphere and seaside mansions, but those homes have seen a series of burglaries in recent weeks and signs of hate crimes.
Those signs have come in the form of vandalism against a home in a gated community. The vandals smeared the Center Island home with swastikas. They also spray-painted the words "kill Bush" across a garage.
The swastika and "kill Bush" signs were painted on the home April 23, the first day of Passover. Police said someone returned over the weekend and spray painted the number "2" with a circle around it in two spots.
Investigators said they believe it may be a hate crime because the family that owns the home is Jewish. The family is not currently living in the home because it is undergoing extensive renovation.
Police said they have upped patrols in the town since the incidents, using both marked patrol cars and unmarked vehicles.
Golden Beach officials said that they are also considering adding more cameras to the town's surveillance network
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