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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateUnion City police are conducting a hate crime investigation after a vehicle was smashed and sprayed with racist graffiti, officials said.An unknown suspect spray-painted “N— bitch” and “F— you N—” on both sides of a white Saturn sedan that had a “Black Lives Matter” sign in its rear window, according to photos released by the Union City police department. The front windshield of the car was also smashed.Police responded to the incident on Sunday near Almaden Boulevard and Alvarado Niles Road in what appears to be a residential area.One police officer, identified by the department as Officer Noyd, obtained cleaning supplies from the city’s Public Works Department and removed the graffiti himself.“His actions exemplify the department's commitment to serve our community from the heart,” Union City police said.Detectives are reviewing evidence and video footage, police said.“We are disappointed that this activity occurred in Union City,” police said in a statement.Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 510-320-0088.Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.More for youThe case follows multiple reported hate crimes in the area in recent weeks as “Black Lives Matter” protests erupt across the nation. Hate crime investigations are underway in connection with a and in Oakland.Anna Bauman is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateUnion City police are conducting a hate crime investigation after a vehicle was smashed and sprayed with racist graffiti, officials said.An unknown suspect spray-painted “N— bitch” and “F— you N—” on both sides of a white Saturn sedan that had a “Black Lives Matter” sign in its rear window, according to photos released by the Union City police department. The front windshield of the car was also smashed.Police responded to the incident on Sunday near Almaden Boulevard and Alvarado Niles Road in what appears to be a residential...

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