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Updated: Monday, 07 Jun 2010, 7:04 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 07 Jun 2010, 2:50 PM EDT

By Melissa Sardelli

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - Police have arrested two people in connection to vandalism at a Warwick Synagogue.

Ryan N. Johnson, 20, of Warwick and a juvenile were charged with committing the crime.

Symbols of hate were found spray-painted on the Temple Am David on Gardiner Street Thursday. The graffiti included a backwards swastika and a racial slur.

Investigators do not believe the crime was motivated by hatred, but the Attorney Generals’ office is reviewing the case to determine if there will be additional charges.

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