A house in Dover, New Jersey in the Mount Olive Township. Image by Wiki Commons

Two drunk New Jersey teens spray-painted their town with swastikas – but they won’t be charged with a “bias crime,” NJ.com reported.

A civilian called 911 on the morning of August 9th to report people drinking and spray-painting near the Hensyn Village apartment complex in Mount Olive, New Jersey, NJ.com reported. A 16 year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl near the complex were subsequently arrested for underage possession and consumption of alcohol and criminal mischief, according to a police report.

A police officer recounted seeing empty beer cans and a bottle of vodka in a nearby parking lot and found swastikas on cars, buildings, flags and signs around the complex.

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But police aren’t considering “bias crime” charges.

“Although some of the spray paint depicted swastikas and derogatory words, there is no indication that a specific group or individual was a target,” they said in a statement. “The investigation determined that the vandalism did not meet the Attorney General’s guidelines for a bias crime.”

A third individual, a 20 year-old woman, was also found intoxicated near Hensyn Village. She was arrested for underage possession and consumption of alcohol.

Just last month, worshippers at a New Jersey synagogue were attacked leaving services with water guns, and earlier this summer swastikas were discovered at a New Jersey school.

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