SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police are investigating a possible hate crime involving vandalism found this week at the Utah Pride Center.
VIDEO: Utah family frustrated after Pride flag thieves escalate level of vandalism
Officials say a volunteer discovered spray painting containing hate speech on the center's main sign on Tuesday afternoon. Police believe the vandalism occurred some time before 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Utah Pride Center staff have since removed the vandalism from the sign.
A release from the Salt Lake City Police Department defines a hate crime as "a criminal offense committed against a person or property that is motivated by the offender's bias or prejudice against the victim."
The department is asking anyone with any information related to the incident to call 801-799-3000.
