Washington, D.C., police say they have made an arrest in connection to swastikas that were painted on several exterior columns at Union Station on Friday, noting they are investigating the situation as a possible hate crime.

Authorities arrested Geraldo Pando, 34, on Friday and charged him with display of certain emblems and defacing private/public property, an incident that is being investigated “as potentially being motivated in whole or in part by hate or bias,” according to the report.

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