- Los Angeles police are investigating a possible hate crime after a yellow swastika was spray-painted on the door of Mitzvahland Judaica, a Jewish religious supply store, on the 16700 block of Ventura Boulevard in Encino, on Friday, August 29, 2025.
- Surveillance video from the store captured an individual spray-painting the swastika on the glass door, prompting police to classify the incident as vandalism involving a hate crime and seek public help to identify the suspect.
- A separate Instagram account revealed other acts of vandalism in the Encino area, including additional antisemitic messages in yellow spray paint, indicating a possible pattern of targeted hate crimes.