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Swastika-emblazoned window in historic Denver building smashed

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Updated at 5 p.m. Jan. 28: A window displaying a swastika symbol for at least five days on Denver’s historic Austin Building along East Colfax Avenue has been smashed, along with an adjacent window, and both were boarded shut Tuesday afternoon.

Denver police have launched an investigation into a swastika symbol displayed since last week on Denver’s historic Austin Building along East Colfax Avenue, and leaders of the Anti-Defamation League are urging metro residents to take a stand against it.

The swastika is visible above a window near the top of the building about 10 blocks east of the state capitol and across the street from a city recreation center.

The Denver Police Department first learned of the swastika on Jan. 23, and the investigation by the Bias-Motivated Crimes Unit is in progress, Sgt. Jay Casillas said.

A young woman protested on Sunday afternoon, standing in front of the building, at 1472 Josephine St., holding a sign that read: “Fascists not welcome here.”

The ADL has received nearly a dozen complaints. ADL officials notified Denver Police and the City Council, ADL Mountain States senior associate regional director Jeremy Shaver said.

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Swastika-emblazoned window in historic Denver building smashed


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