Hate Crime Suspects Sought

What:
News Conference regarding Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) search for hate crime suspects.

When:
June 5, 2008
11 a.m.

Where:
Wilshire Community Police Station (front)
4861 West Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019

Who:
Los Angeles City Councilmember Jack Weiss, District 5
LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Operations – West-Bureau
LAPD Captain Eric Davis, Wilshire Commanding Officer
LAPD Detective Ron Cade, Wilshire Hate Crime Unit
Jewish Organizations and Community Members

Why:
Councilmember Weiss and the LAPD are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects whose images were caught on surveillance tape while spray painting anti- Semitic symbols on a wall of the Beth Israel Temple and a police vehicle.

Surveillance footage will be distributed and photos of the suspects will be on display.

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