ST. LOUIS — Congregation Temple Israel found the monument sign outside the faith center sprayed with graffiti in a possible antisemitic hate crime Tuesday morning.
According to a press release from the Creve Coeur Police Department, the department went to the center located at 1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive just before 8:30 a.m. regarding a report of property damage.
Police said someone allegedly spray-painted graffiti on the sign overnight.
The graffiti appeared to be a word, but the writing was not legible.
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The Creve Coeur Police Department Investigations Bureau is actively investigating the incident.
There is no further information on the incident at this time.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please call the Creve Coeur Police Department at 314-737-4600.
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