Racial Slur, Swastikas Found Spray-Painted in Neighborhood Park

JOLIET, IL — A racial slur and swastikas were found spray-painted in a Joliet neighborhood park Tuesday afternoon in the area of Indian Head Lane and Old Renwick Trail.

Police received a call for the incident at around 3:28 p.m. and responding officers found graffiti on various items in the park.

Inside a tunnel slide was the word “bitch” with a smiley face, according to Joliet Police Deputy Chief Ed Gregory. Also inside the tunnel were the words “f--k you.”

The vandals then wrote “poo” in yellow spray paint on a picnic table inside the park’s gazebo. On a dock near the pond were swastikas in yellow and white spray paint. The letters D-B-D were also written.

“I don’t know what that stands for,” Gregory said.

On a path toward the playground was “die n----r” in white spray paint.

Police currently have no suspects or witnesses. Gregory said the vandalism appears to be an isolated incident, adding that he couldn’t find any other types of property damage in the area recently.

If you have any information, contact the Joliet Police Department at 815-724-3026 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.

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