From Deseret News archives:
Police looking for vandals of Highland High LDS seminary building
A maintenance worker discovered the graffiti about noon Saturday.
"Most of it was derogatory comments towards (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)," Salt Lake police detective Jared Wihongi said. "It was quite a bit. There were five or six comments spray-painted on the side of the building."
Some of the messages were threatening in nature, although none of them were direct threats, he said. A full-time school resource officer assigned to Highland, 2166 S. 1700 East, was helping detectives with the case.
Wihongi said it was unknown Monday if students were responsible, if other juveniles were responsible or if the graffiti was a direct hate crime or someone playing a sick prank.
"All options are open right now," he said.
Because of the extent of the vandalism and the seriousness of the comments, Wihongi said the person responsible likely would be arrested for investigation of a felony charge. Wihongi said there had been no previous reports of vandalism or threats of that nature at the school in recent memory.
