February 28, 2025 – San Diego Police Department officials report that the San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego Police Department’s Criminal Intelligence Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating multiple suspects for a hate crime and vandalism that occurred in the Scripps Ranch Neighborhood in the City of San Diego.

On February 14, 2025, at approximately 3:07 a.m., three unknown suspects arrived on foot at a residence in the Scripps Ranch Neighborhood. The suspects spray-painted anti-LGBTQ slurs on the victim’s fence, which is painted in the colors of the LGBTQ flag.

A yard sign reading “Hate Has No Home Here” was taken from in front of the fence and moved down the street. A neighbor later recovered the sign. 

Surveillance cameras on the property captured footage of the suspects before the camera was removed and stolen by one of the suspects. The suspects were last seen fleeing northbound on Semillon Blvd. 

The victim has been the target of numerous previous cases targeting her fence. 

Suspect Description: The three suspects were all wearing dark clothing and appeared to be males in their late teens or early twenties. Suspect #2 wore distinct Nike shoes, possibly Nike Free Run shoes and was wearing glasses.

Crime Stoppers, in partnership with the San Diego LGBTQ+ Historic Task Force and the Hate Crime Fund, is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case.

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Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspects is asked to call the SDPD’s Criminal Intelligence Unit at (619) 531-2331 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Please visit www.sdcrimestoppers.org for information on how to send a web or mobile app tip. 

Source & photos: San Diego Police Department