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09-23-2006, 04:41 PM
Thousands of motorists in Orange County, Fla., were surprised to spot several swastika flags hanging over busy roads Friday, according to a Local 6 News report.
Officials said hours before the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, was set to begin, symbols of hate were found hanging on state Road 408 overpasses in the county.
Police removed several 4-foot-long swastika flags from the roads after receiving reports about their locations. Officers said the flags were placed along Hemple Avenue and Dorscher and Winter Garden roads.
"I think they are kind of sick people," motorist Diane Abramson said. "(They are) people who have no respect for other people and probably don't have respect for their own religion."
"We hope this is the aberrant acts of hatred and intolerance of really just a few," Jewish Community Center representative Elaine Silver said. "And this is something that is not acceptable to our community as a whole."
It is not known how many people were behind hanging the flags on the overpasses.
"Even though displaying the flags is not illegal, it is offensive and hurtful to many," Local 6's Deborah Garcia said.
"I just hope it is just the flag they are doing and not any other damage or hurtful things to other people," Abramson said.
The intelligence unit with the sheriff's office is investigating the flags and into statutes that may have been violated.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
http://www.local6.com/news/9913716/detail.html
Police removed swastika banners hung from two freeway overpasses Friday, the day that the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana begins, authorities said.
One Nazi emblem was found hanging over state Route 78 at Escondido Avenue in Vista. A California Highway Patrol officer took it down just before 6 a.m., authorities said.
A second swastika banner was reported hanging from the Sea World Drive overpass on southbound Interstate 5 in San Diego, according to the CHP. When officers arrive, the banner had already been removed, authorities said.
A CHP representative said that the banner found in Vista had been thrown in the trash and officials did not expect any further action to be taken and that no investigation was going to be undertaken.
Hanging a sign from a freeway overpass is illegal, the CHP said.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/9910995/detail.html
Officials said hours before the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, was set to begin, symbols of hate were found hanging on state Road 408 overpasses in the county.
Police removed several 4-foot-long swastika flags from the roads after receiving reports about their locations. Officers said the flags were placed along Hemple Avenue and Dorscher and Winter Garden roads.
"I think they are kind of sick people," motorist Diane Abramson said. "(They are) people who have no respect for other people and probably don't have respect for their own religion."
"We hope this is the aberrant acts of hatred and intolerance of really just a few," Jewish Community Center representative Elaine Silver said. "And this is something that is not acceptable to our community as a whole."
It is not known how many people were behind hanging the flags on the overpasses.
"Even though displaying the flags is not illegal, it is offensive and hurtful to many," Local 6's Deborah Garcia said.
"I just hope it is just the flag they are doing and not any other damage or hurtful things to other people," Abramson said.
The intelligence unit with the sheriff's office is investigating the flags and into statutes that may have been violated.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
http://www.local6.com/news/9913716/detail.html
Police removed swastika banners hung from two freeway overpasses Friday, the day that the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana begins, authorities said.
One Nazi emblem was found hanging over state Route 78 at Escondido Avenue in Vista. A California Highway Patrol officer took it down just before 6 a.m., authorities said.
A second swastika banner was reported hanging from the Sea World Drive overpass on southbound Interstate 5 in San Diego, according to the CHP. When officers arrive, the banner had already been removed, authorities said.
A CHP representative said that the banner found in Vista had been thrown in the trash and officials did not expect any further action to be taken and that no investigation was going to be undertaken.
Hanging a sign from a freeway overpass is illegal, the CHP said.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/9910995/detail.html