USA – Chicago resident Mariana Lynch arrested for vandalizing buildings with antisemitic graffiti

Mariana Lynch | CPD

Chicago, IL – A Chicago woman is facing hate crime charges for her alleged actions on the city’s North Side.

Mariana Lynch, 30, has been hit with six felonies and four misdemeanor counts. She was taken into custody on Thursday.

Around 12:57 p.m., Chicago police responded to the 7300 block of N. Sheridan Road where, within an hour, Lynch allegedly defaced multiple businesses, an apartment building, and park property with anti-Semitic graffiti.

She was scheduled to have a detention hearing on Saturday.

Around 12:57 p.m., Chicago police responded to the 7300 block of N. Sheridan Road where, within an hour, Lynch allegedly defaced multiple businesses, an apartment building, and park property with antisemitic graffiti.

The suspect allegedly used a black marker to deface a window.

Police arrested the woman a few blocks away. No further information was immediately available.

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