SFPD Officers Arrest Suspect in Hate Crime Vandalism of SF Church #26-021

On Saturday, Feb. 28, at approximately 8:45 am, SFPD officers responded to a report of antisemitic and homophobic graffiti on a church on the 2800 block of California Street.

Officers arrived on scene and found the church buildings and city utilities graffitied in fresh paint with swastikas and other antisemitic and homophobic words. 

Officers located a suspect, identified as 51-year-old Sadat Mousa, and established probable cause to place him under arrest.  

The damage estimates exceeded $20,000.

Mousa was booked in San Francisco County jail for multiple charges, including felony vandalism with a hate crime enhancement.

"This kind of hateful act will never be tolerated in our city," said SFPD Chief Derrick Lew. "We will do everything in our power to protect our communities and ensure justice is served in this case. I want to thank our officers who acted swiftly to make an arrest in this case."

While an arrest has been made, this remains an open and active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or Text-A-Tip to TIP411, beginning your message with "SFPD".

SFPD CASE #260-115-376