Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Graffiti at Tufts

Photo: Lewis Hall. Credit: Tufts University.

Tufts University Police were called to Lewis Hall on campus Saturday morning for a report that someone had painted several swastikas on the Power House Boulevard side of the dorm.

The graffiti was “very similar” to the anti-Semitic graffiti found on campus and in nearby Somerville in late November, according to Tufts Police.

Somerville Police, in cooperation with Tufts Police, are investigating the incident.

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone released the following statement about the incident:

“There is no place in Somerville, a city that prides itself on diversity and inclusion, for cowardly acts of hatred such as this. I thank the Tufts University administration and their police for quickly responding to this despicable act. Somerville Police and our Human Rights Commission will provide any resources necessary for the investigation.”

If you have any information about the incident or observe any suspicious persons or activity in the area, you’re asked to contact Somerville Police at 617-625-1600 or Tufts Police at 617-627-3030 ext. 73030.