By Tara Cavanaugh
FERNDALE- Ferndale Police are investigating a hate crime that occurred around 1 a.m. Monday morning.
Ferndale Police Sergeant Patrick Jones said two victims were in a house on Fielding, west of Woodward, when they heard paint splash. They went outside and saw red paint splashed on the paneling of the house and the word "fag" in yellow spray paint on one victim's car. The words "white fag" were scratched into the door of the other victim's car, which was parked in front of the house.
The Oakland County Daily Tribune reportedthat the two victims were a gay couple, but Jones said that was not confirmed in the report. Jones said the word "fag" was enough for the department to investigate it as a hate crime.
The same victim reported his house vandalized last year, Jones said. He awoke on Aug. 13 to red paint splashed on his home and feces thrown on his front porch.
Aside from these two incidents, Jones could not point to any other recent anti-gay hate crimes. "It's really not an issue here," he said. "Everybody gets along and we don't generally see these types of situations."
