No Hate Crime In Graffiti, Brick-Throwing Incident: Bolingbrook

BOLINGBROOK, IL — Three months after a brick was thrown through a window and a home in the 100 block of Enclave Circle, Bolingbrook police are saying the incident stemmed from a personal dispute and not a hate crime. "The public and media classified the event as a 'hate crime' as the family was Muslim," police said in a statement released Thursday.

But, police said, "After a lengthy investigation and identification of a suspect, the victims/residents do not wish to pursue criminal complaints and the case has been closed as of July 21."

Police said the crime was not a random act of violence or a hate crime, and that the victims' son and the suspect knew each other. The incident stemmed from a "personal matter," police said.

Police responded to the incident at 2:48 a.m. April 26.

According to WGN, racist and homophobic graffiti, including a swastika, were scrawled on the home in bright red paint. The brick was thrown through the bedroom window of the homeowners' son.