Images of swastikas and hateful messages were removed on Monday from two southwest Calgary neighbourhoods.
The vandalism appeared on Sunday morning in the communities of Pumphill and Woodbine.
Everything from mailboxes, to signs, and even a wall memorial honour for holocaust survivors was targeted.
"I think everybody's really upset. Nobody wants to see this kind of hateful graffiti in our community and particularly the stuff that was on the holocaust monument because that is particularly despicable," says Judy Shapiro a spokesperson for the Calgary Jewish Centre.
Calgary police are calling it a stupid and disturbing act of vandalism but say they can't call it a hate crime at this point in the investigation.
"What you have to do is get to the heart [of the crime], interview who did this act and find out if it's really in their heart," says Insp. Richard Hinse from the Calgary Police Service. "This could be kids who have no hate in their heart, who have done something like this or it could be a group that does."
Investigators are currently looking at surveillance video from the area in hopes of identifying the suspect(s).
They are also asking for the public's help with the investigation. "Someone in the community knows who committed this so that's really what we're relying on," says Insp. Hinse.
Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
