12 ID'd In Connection With AHS Hate Graffiti: Rainbow Commission

ARLINGTON, MA – Twelve people have been identified in connection with hate graffiti found at Arlington High School, according to the Rainbow Commission. Vice Chair Mel Goldsipe wrote on Facebook May 4 that she had spoken to Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan and he said the department was working on getting confessions.

No arrests had been made as of Friday, Capt. Richard Flynn told YourArlington.com. The graffiti, which was homophobic and anti-Semitic in nature. was found at the high school on Wednesday, May 2. Two "large" pieces were found sprayed on an exterior wall and in the back parking lot, and a swastika was discovered on a trash can, the Human Rights Commission and Rainbow Commission said in a joint statement last week.

According to data obtained by YourArlington, hate incidents in the town have spiked since 2015. There were nine incidents reported in 2016, 13 in 2017 and there have been five so far in 2018. Incidents sent to YourArlington "were either labeled Hate Incident/Crimes OR mentioned involving the Human Rights Commission," Flynn told the site.

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