Source: The Dallas Morning News
Garland police on Friday were seeking vandals who spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs on a pastor's house, mailbox and car in the Oak Ridge section of Garland.
Officer Joe Harn said investigators had not determined whether the vandalism amounted to a hate crime under state law or would be classified as criminal mischief.
He said the offense might be related to a burglary of the cart barn at Oak Ridge Country Club early Thursday. In that incident, 11 golf carts were stolen, covered with graffiti and dumped in a creek and on the golf course.
Residents at the house on Oak Point Drive discovered the graffiti on their property about 10 a.m. Thursday.
The house, which features both a Star of David and a Christian cross on its stucco front wall, belongs to the Rev. Kashmir Masih.
Mr. Masih, who leads an interdenominational Christian congregation, said his desire is to respect Christianity's Jewish heritage, since both religions have a common origin.