Jan 18, 2008 1:11 pm US/Pacific
Reward Offered In Anti-Semitic Graffiti Case
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
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Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine said Tarzana is "a wonderful pleasant community, (with) a large Jewish population, and someone is trying to spread hate within that community."
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A $50,000 reward was offered on Friday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic remarks on four walls in a Tarzana neighborhood.
The graffiti was discovered shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday along Wells Drive, between Tampa and Louise avenues, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine said Tarzana is "a wonderful pleasant community, (with) a large Jewish population, and someone is trying to spread hate within that community."
"Hopefully this reward will bring about a quick resolution to this matter," he said. "It's not uncommon for people to videotape when they do some of these activities, and anyone who has that information ... could receive a $50,000 reward and we could put an end to this."
Police photographed the graffiti, which consisted of swastikas and foul words.
Anti-Defamation League President Amanda Susskind said the crime sent "shock waves through our community."
"The spate of graffiti messages directed at the Jewish people is horrifying and reminds us that we must never become complacent about the existence of anti-Semitism and bigotry in our community," she said.
Anyone with information about the graffiti was asked to contact West Valley Detectives Foster Rains or Andrew Purdy at (818) 374-7730 or 1-877- LAWFULL.
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