LA JOLLA, Calif. _ Someone spray-painted several white swastikas along a street in Bird Rock _ a La Jolla community _ and the Anti-Defamation League San Diego is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
The graffiti was spotted on the exterior walls of houses, on the sidewalk, in the street and on a "Road Construction Ahead" sign along La Jolla Mesa Drive between between Skylark and Lamplight drives Wednesday morning. In addition to the swastikas, offensive words were spray-painted on the street and a wall.
City crews quickly painted over much of the vandalism, described by residents as "terrible" and "an unpleasant thing to wake up to."
Hours later, the ADL San Diego offered $2,500 for information in the case.
"We are confident that those responsible for the hateful vandalism will be brought to justice, and we hope that by offering this reward, someone with critical information for investigators will be motivated to speak out," said Tammy Gillies, the regional director of the organization, in a statement.
Anyone with information about the crime was asked to call police at (858) 552-1700.
