Officials were seeking the public’s help Tuesday in identifying a suspect in a series of hate crimes that occurred in several locations around San Diego since December of last year.
The crimes include graffiti on churches and religious shrines of different denominations in the neighborhoods of Bankers Hill, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, and North Park, according to the San Diego Police Department. The graffiti contained slurs targeting specific religions, police added.
The suspect was described as a heavy-set white man between 25 and 30 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, with dark-framed eyeglasses, dark covering on his face, dark pants and black shoes with a white sole…