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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, 7:09 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, 7:10 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — A swastika was found on a stop sign in the village earlier this week, sparking an investigation by detectives.
Ridgewood police said vandals used gold spray paint to mark up the sign, at the corner of Northern Parkway and Colonial Road.
While a sacred, auspicious symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, the swastika has become associated with hate and prejudice since being used by Germany’s Nazi Party in the 1930s.
A police spokesperson did not comment on whether the event was being handled as a “bias incident.”
This is the second swastika to catch the attention of the Ridgewood police within the last month.