WATCHED STATION, THIS IS WCCO 4
NEWS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE PERSON
OR PEOPLE WHO SPRAY PAINTED A
RACIAL SLUR ON THE HOME OF A
HMONG FAMILY IN OAKDALE.
THEY DISCOVERED THEIR GARAGE
DOOR COVERED IN LARGE LETTERS
THAT SPELLED OUT A DEROGATORY
TERM FOR ASIANS.
SOMEONE VANDALIZED THEIR
MINIVAN AS WELL.
THIS HAPPENED ON SUNDAY.
OAKDALE POLICE SAY THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY WITNESSES OR SUSPECTS
YET.
ANGELA DAVIS HAD A CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE
OAKDALE POLICE.
THIS FAMILY, THEY HAD JUST
MOVED INTO THEIR NEW HOME IN
OAKDALE TWO MONTHS AGO.
THEY HAD BEEN LIVING IN ST.
PAUL AND WERE VERY EXCITED TO
MAKE THE MOVE TO A LARGER HOUSE
IN OLSON LAKE ESTATES IN
OAKDALE.
SUNDAY MORNING THEY HAD TO CALL
THE POLICE.
WE DON'T HAVE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE HOW WE FEEL.
IT'S JUST LIKE WOW.
Reporter: LINDA JONG LIVES
HERE WITH HER PARENTS, TWO
BROTHERS AND SISTER.
SHE SAYS THEY WERE SURPRISED
WHEN A NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
PERSON WOKE THEM UP EARLY
SUNDAY TO TELL THEM ABOUT A
MEAN SPIRITED WORD SPRAY
PAINTED ON THEIR GARAGE DOOR.
WHEN I CAME OUT HERE, I WAS
SHOCKED AT HOW BIG IT WAS.
YEAH, THE WRITING, THE LETTERS.
Reporter: A NASTY PHRASE WAS
ALSO SPRAY PAINTED ACROSS THE
SIDE OF THE FAMILY'S MINIVAN.
IT WAS FROM HERE TO RIGHT
HERE.
Reporter: THE BLACK PAINT
HAS BEEN REMOVED BUT THE EFFECT
LINGERS.
I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN
WATCHING US BECAUSE OF THE
WRITING, YEAH, TO KNOW HOW TO
WRITE, YEAH, WHAT THEY WROTE.
Reporter: THE JOHNS'
NEIGHBORS -- JONGS NEIGHBORS
WASTED NO TIME LETTING THEM
KNOW HOW THEY FELT.
THEY CAME AND KNOCKED ON OUR
DOOR AND SAID THEY WERE VERY
SORRY AND OUR NEIGHBOR
HUSBAND'S PAT WAS HELPING US,
HE WAS ALREADY CLEANING OUR
GARAGE.
Reporter: LINDA SAYS HER
FAMILY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND
SOME GOOD IN THIS BAD
EXPERIENCE.
EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TARGETED
BY VANDALS, THEY HAVE LEARNED
THEY HAVE COMPASSIONATE
NEIGHBORS.
OPENS MY EYES ABOUT HOW NICE
AND JUST HOW HEART WARMING THEY
ARE AND HOW MUCH OF THE LOVE
THEY CAN GIVE AND SUPPORT US
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SO NEW HERE.
Reporter: OAKDALE POLICE SAY
ANOTHER GARAGE DOOR ON THE SAME
STREET WAS HIT SUNDAY MORNING
AS WELL.
THE WORDS NICE CAR WERE SPRAY
PAINTED ACROSS IT.
POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE
PUBLIC'S HELP IN FINDING THE
PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF
THIS.
AGAIN, NO ARRESTS, NO SUSPECTS.
AND THESE PEOPLE, THEY COULD BE
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY MORE IF
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY CONSIDERS
RACIAL BIAS AS PART OF IT.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THE
NEIGHBORS RALLY AROUND THEM AND
HELP THEM.
