On Tuesday night, a neighbor discovered racial slurs and hate-based graffiti on the sidewalk near a building on the 200 block of Swift Street.
A police report was filed and the graffiti was immediately removed.
This is the first report of graffiti depicting racist and offensive ter ms or symbols in the city of Santa Cruz for 2021.
Santa Cruz Police report that there is no suspect information and that the vandalism is under investigation but provided no details as to what the graffiti consisted of. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Santa Cruz Police.
