US EditionRacist abuse arrest after flags painted on homes
A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage after video evidence surfaced.
- Essex Police arrested a 33-year-old Basildon man on Saturday, August 23, after a video showed St George's crosses painted on homes in Whitmore Way and racist abuse.
- A wider online movement called Operation Raise the Colours sparked flags and painted crosses at hotels used to house asylum seekers, while reports of paint on Whitmore Way, Basildon led Essex Police to investigate on Saturday.
- In the footage, two shirtless men paint red crosses on flats above Whitmore Way shops while a third person films and racial slurs target a woman wearing a headscarf with a child nearby.
- Police said the suspect has been questioned and released on bail while Essex Police assess footage and appeal for witnesses via website reporting, Live Chat, or call 101.
- Chief Inspector Paul Hogben, Essex Police, said causing damage by applying paint is a criminal offence and called the language used `disgraceful`; Gavin Callaghan, leader of Basildon Borough Council, affirmed `Racism has no place in Basildon`.
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Essex Police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage
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