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FISHKILL – Town of Fishkill Police are investigating an incident of a spray painted racial slur on Plymouth Street in the Dutchess Park area Saturday evening.
Police Chief Donald Williams said a variation of the “N” word was painted across the street, but he is not sure if it was targeted at anyone in particular. An investigator is actively working the case.
Williams said police suspect the graffiti was the work of kids and more sensitivity education is warranted.
“I think a lot of it has to come through the parents, parents have to be aware of what their kids are doing and where they are, and I think they have to discuss these situations with the children and make sure they understand this isn’t appropriate actions that their children may be involved in,” he said. “It needs everybody’s attention and we are not going to tolerate it.”
The chief also said vehicles were spray painted with graffiti on Halloween in two areas of the town, but he had not hear there were any anti-Semitic overtones. One town resident told MidHudsonNews.com there was Nazi propaganda graffiti sprayed in one case.
This activity comes on the heels of racial slurs posted at SUNY New Paltz, which the college is actively investigating.
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