Hate Crime Being Investigated In Gainesville: Police

GAINESVILLE, VA—Authorities are looking for someone who may have committed a possible hate crime near a community swimming pool at 14030 Clatterbuck Loop in the overnight hours of June 19, according to Prince William County Police.

Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, June 20, police responded to the Piedmont Home Owners Association Pool House for a reported vandalism incident. The pool manager said someone had spray painted a swastika on the concrete near the pool.

No suspicious people or vehicles were reported in the area during the time of the incident, thought to be between 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. The drawing didn't appear to specifically target anyone in the area. Anyone with information is urged to call police at 703-792-6500.