Nazi swastikas were painted on campaign signs, a garage door and walkway, and a vehicle at two homes near Westside Park sometime Tuesday night.

Ronnie Sartain was surprised to see Gainesville police cars outside his home when he woke up Wednesday. Outside he found a purple swastika about 5 feet tall painted on his garage door, another on the walkway from the street to his front door, and another on a Trump yard sign.

GPD had been on the look out for vandalism after responding to another complaint nearby from a man who found his truck and Trump yard sign had been painted with swastikas.

"I think it's some kids, in the neighborhood probably" Sartain said, sitting in his living. A physicist working near Washington, D.C., he retired and moved with his wife to Gainesville about five years ago to be closer to his daughter and her family, including grandchildren.

"We really love it here," Sartain said of the quiet neighborhood just northwest of the University of Florida campus where signs outside homes skew more toward Democratic candidates — and Gator football.

Sartain said he has not encountered any other indications of hostility toward his politics. He said one neighbor had been by, and agreed the vandalism was awful.

Sartain doesn't plan to paint over or remove the emblems of hate before Election Day on Nov. 8.

The man who had his truck defaced — and was able to remove the paint before it caused further damage — told Sartain, "We'll have a barbecue on the 9th and celebrate Trump winning."

GPD spokesman Ben Tobias confirmed that police are investigating.