Crime & Safety

Report Of Antisemitic Flyers In Greenwich Unsubstantiated: Police

Police said there was a report of antisemitic flyers distributed in Greenwich over the weekend.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 203-622-8004 to make a report and speak with an officer.​"
Anyone with information is asked to contact 203-622-8004 to make a report and speak with an officer.​" (Richard Kaufman/Patch)

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich police said Monday morning there was a report of antisemitic flyers being distributed in Greenwich over the weekend, but the department has not received any complaints and the claim has not been substantiated.

"The Greenwich Police and the Town of Greenwich do not tolerate hate in any form and investigate any reported incidents of hate," police said on Facebook. "We are asking if anyone has information regarding this alleged incident please contact 203-622-8004 to make a report and speak with an officer."

In March, antisemitic and racist flyers were found in Stamford.

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The United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan and Darien said in an emailed announcement that the flyers were left on driveways by the Nationalist Social Club, or NSC-131, a New England-based neo-Nazi group with chapters in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Stamford police were investigating the flyers.

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