ALHAMBRA, Calif., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The Alhambra, Calif., home of a black family was severely vandalized in what police said they are investigating as a hate crime.
Police responded Monday to a report of a residential burglary and found damaged property and racial epithets and swastikas spray-painted in every room of the home. Food was thrown throughout the house and the odor of bleach and vinegar was in the air, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
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The odor of chemicals in the home was so thick, firefighters has to treat police officers investigating the incident, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, said.
No information about suspects was immediately available.
