A hate crime investigation is underway in Bellingham after Swastika stickers were plastered on several businesses this weekend.

Right now, Bellingham Police are looking for a person of interest seen on surveillance pictures.

Police say this weekend, several businesses in downtown Bellingham and Fairhaven were targeted with Swastikas and the warning, “We are everywhere.”

Businesses which were targeted include Brandywine Kitchen and Village Books where the stickers were posted in the business windows.

At Brandywine Kitchen, remnants of the Swastika sticker was plastered next to a newly painted ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign on the window.

Restaurant manager Alexis Sortor got to work and immediately scrubbed it off. “I was really mad, I was very angry,” said Sortor. “I was very angry to come in and find that after having this beautiful message just having been painted. And then coming in the next day to see that, it’s very frustrating.”

Bellingham police released surveillance photos of the person of interest wearing a mask with a skull imprint. Police said the man is average build and height.

Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood released a statement saying, “We are actively investigating this as a potential hate crime. A swastika is a symbol of people perpetuating violence against other people. It has no place in a civilized society. Here in Bellingham we condemn it entirely. This appalling display of hate and intolerance does not reflect the values of our community. It is disturbing to know we have even a few people this filled with rage and whose fear and resentments blind them from a common sense of dignity and decency. This is a small number of people who are fearful of the better future that the rest of us envision.”