DEPUTIES LINK YOUTH TO RACIST GRAFFITI.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Sheriff's officials said Wednesday that racist graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. scrawled last week on two Lancaster homes was the work of a 15-year-old boy with grudges against the occupants. Deputies said they believe that a 15-year-old Lancaster youth facing charges for a burglary at one of the homes marked a swastika swastika Equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, all in the same rotary direction, usually clockwise. It is used widely throughout the world as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. and names of residents outside homes in the 2300 block of Almondwood Avenue and the 2200 block of Rosewood rosewood, popular name for the ornamental wood of several species of tropical trees, especially for the heartwood of certain leguminous trees of the genus Dalbergia of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Brazilian rosewood, or jacaranda (D. Avenue between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30. Detectives said they plan to present the findings of their investigation to the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office and allow prosecutors to determine what charges should be filed. ``We're going to let the district attorney make the decision.'' said Deputy Brian Schoonmaker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . ``In my opinion, it's not considered a hate crime.'' Schoonmaker said the boy did not get along with an African-American teen-ager who lives in the Almondwood home. He is awaiting trial for a burglary of the Rosewood home, occupied by a white woman, the deputy said. ``He was caught and arrested for that burglary,'' said Schoonmaker. ``He doesn't like to be caught so he's blaming her.'' Officials said they also are investigating whether the youngster was involved in marking a swastika on a synagogue synagogue (sĭn`əgŏg) [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs. The origins of the institution are unclear. One tradition dates it to the Babylonian exile of the 6th cent. B.C. sign in the 1600 block of East Avenue J. ``There are similarities,'' said Schoonmaker. ``The proximity is very, very close. It occurred around the same time.'' The boy has since moved out of Los Angeles County, but is due to make a court appearance Friday in Lancaster on the burglary charge, officials said. |
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