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Reward offered to find man wanted for extreme vandalism of woman's home, car

ATLANTA — A woman is scared to go to sleep in her own home after she says a stranger began targeting her.

Her home surveillance system captured video of someone throwing a brick through her window.

Another time, it shows someone spray-painting her car in the driveway of her home on Lucile Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

The woman told Channel 2's Matt Johnson that she has no idea who is doing this, but they left a cruel message on her car.

“I wish I knew. I really wish I knew,” the homeowner said, asking not to be identified. “I want to end the way I feel -- uncomfortable at night.”

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She told Johnson that she hopes by sharing her story, someone can help with catching the person or people responsible.

Surveillance video shows a man sneak next to her car last Tuesday night. When she woke up, it had spray paint all over it.

Then Sunday night, video shows a man throwing a brick through her bedroom window while she slept just inches away from it.

"That was really scary,” the woman told Johnson. “I’m lucky the glass didn’t go in the right direction, get me on the head, get me in my eye."

The string of incidents started in June when she said someone spray-painted “KKK B****” on her driveway.

She said she has no idea why someone would associate her with racism.

“I just started crying. I couldn’t understand how somebody could put that on my driveway,” the homeowner said.

She told Johnson that she bought surveillance cameras after that incident, but the crimes didn't stop.

Now, Atlanta police and a Homeland Security investigator are working on the case together as a potential hate crime.

Despite everything going on, she said she enjoys her diverse neighborhood and won't be scared away.

“It's a nice area, and I want to continue living here,” the woman said.

She told Johnson the incidents have cost her $10,000 in repairs so far.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.