A midtown mural depicting Sacramento Kings player Omri Casspi recently was defaced with a swastika - the second time in a week, according to authorities. An unidentified caller reported the vandalism on the mural - painted along the east side of 16th street, south of Q Street - to city officials about 10:30 a.m., said Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong. City workers painted over the swastika shortly thereafter. Leong said it's unclear when the vandalism occurred, though it likely was recent. Last week, city officials were alerted to a swastika painted on the forehead of Casspi, who is from Israel. Leong said police have no leads on that crime, or the more recent one. And although police take the matter seriously, Leong said, officers have little to go on without tips from the community. "We continue to hope that someone will provide information," he said. Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2010/09/kings-players-m.html#ixzz0zjLBQXOM ...For real?
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