A 49-year-old East Bremerton man called police at 5:34 a.m. Oct. 22 after he discovered someone poured oil over his 2001 Mercedes ML320 sometime during the night.

A resident of Quinault Court, he estimated about a gallon was dumped on his vehicle. He told Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies he suspects he is a victim of a hate crime because of his bumper sticker which reads, “Liberalism is legalized looting.”