Crime & Safety
Ukrainian Flag Torn Down, Defecated On In Palo Alto: Police
The flag was damaged in someone's front yard, police said. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto police investigated a potential hate crime earlier this week in a neighborhood after a flag was damaged in someone's front yard, police said.
At approximately 2:30 p.m. last Thursday, a resident from the 1400 block Alma Street reported that their Ukrainian flag had been torn down and left in a bundle in their front yard, officers said.
Officers said feces were found inside the bundled flag.
The incident, now being investigated as a hate crime, is believed to have occurred on the evening of April 6 or the morning of April 7, police said.
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No similar incidents involving the Ukrainian flag have been reported in the city.
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Palo Alto's 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 383-8984.
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By Victoria Franco / Bay City News Foundation
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