27 Riverside Road

Riverside, IL 60546
Phone (708) 447-2700
Fax (708) 447-2704
www.riverside.il.us

Press Release
Contact: Village Manager Jessica Frances
E-mail: jfrances@riverside.il.us
Phone: 708-447-2700 x233

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4:00 p.m., December 28, 2015

Village of Riverside President Responds to Painting of Swastikas on

Private Property

Riverside Village President Ben Sells responded today to a vandalism incident

that took place on Christmas Eve involving the painting of swastikas on a
house under construction. "The Village of Riverside cannot comment on the
ongoing criminal investigation other than to say our Police Department
continues to aggressively pursue all leads." said Sells. "As to the acts
themselves, the only response they deserve is condemnation.

It is not

surprising they took place under the cover of darkness because they would
never stand the light of day in our community.

Riverside is an open and

welcoming place and acts of ignorance and hate could not be more out of
character for our Village."

The Village of Riverside encourages anyone having any information about this
incident

to

contact

Detective

Jim

jlazansky@riverside.il.us.
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Lazansky

at

708-447-2127

or