Metro Police are looking for two people suspected of spray-painting swastikas and hate messages on five homes in the Sylvan Park area early Sunday.
A Ring video from one of the homes showed a person walking up to the front porch and spraying paint onto the camera, then trying to tear a flag down from the front porch and painting on a wall of the home. A second person was visible in the video.
The vandalism occurred at homes on Westlawn Drive and Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Idaho Avenues.
NGO StopAntisemitism shared additional information regarding the hate crime with their audience on Twitter.
ALERT - Nashville TN area police (Sylvan Park) are looking for 2 people who spray painted swastikas, "white power" graffiti, and other racist messages onto multiple houses.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) March 20, 2023
The vandalism occurred on Westlawn Dr and Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, & Idaho Ave
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Chief John Drake with Metro Police has directed an increased patrol presence in the Sylvan Park area, as well as in the areas of Jewish institutions in the city.