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387. Boy arrested in Esperance swastika graffiti spree / Boy, 13, determined to have acted alone. Not motivated by bias toward any individual or group. Was familiar with the symbol from a video game and "chose it because it was easy to draw." / 2017-01-06
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Type of hoax: crime but not hate crime
Date: 2017-01-01
Location: Esperance NY
Summary: Police believe the 13 y.o. was unmotivated by bias. He saw it in a video game.