Monday, December 24, 2001

Vandals spray graffiti at home of immigration-reform advocate

Barbara Coe speaks out against the acceptance of Mexican ID's at city council meeting, December 4, 2001.

Incident at Barbara Coe's Huntington Beach residence is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

December 24, 2001

By GARY ROBBINS
The Orange County Register

Huntington Beach police are investigating graffiti sprayed at the home of an immigration-reform activist as a possible hate crime.

Barbara Coe, an advocate of anti-illegal-immigrant measures, said she returned home about 3 p.m. Sunday to find the words "racist" and "anarchy" sprayed on her garage. Profanity was sprayed on the sidewalk in front of her Castle Lane home, police said.

"Frankly, I think this was retaliation for the rally at Anaheim City Hall," said Coe, who is president of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform.

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