Spray-painted swastikas found at Cranston Stadium (RI)

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Posted: May 25, 2016 12:00 PM EDT
Updated: May 25, 2016 12:00 PM EDT

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - ... Parks and recreation Director Anthony Liberatore tells The Providence Journal that at least four swastikas were spray-painted onto the walkway that connects the football field to an area with tennis and basketball courts.

The letters "SS" and "KKK" and the phrases "I hate Arabs" and "I hate Jews" were also found.

Police Chief Michael Winquist says the graffiti is being investigated as a hate crime ...

http://www.abc6.com/story/32062460/officials-spray-painted-swastikas-found-at-cranston-stadium

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1. Probe of hate graffiti in Cranston focuses on youths

By Mark Reynolds
Journal Staff Writer
Posted May. 25, 2016 at 6:04 PM

CRANSTON, R.I. — The appearance of swastikas, “kkk” initials, and other symbols of hatred on a walkway outside Cranston Stebbins Stadium might be linked to a dispute between two groups of young people, Cranston police chief Michael J. Winquist said late Wednesday afternoon.

Winquist provided few other details after mentioning the graffiti’s potential role in a dispute between middle-school-age juveniles at a news conference where Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious leaders forcefully condemned the vandalism ...

The discovery followed a weekend incident in which a swastika was painted on a sign outside a Jewish temple in Pawtucket ...

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160525/probe-of-hate-graffiti-in-cranston-focuses-on-youths