Swastikas, Anti-Trump Tags Found in Atlantic Highlands and Middletown

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - Someone spray painted anti-Trump and anti-Semitic graffiti messages in several places throughout Atlantic Highlands this week, police there said. Similar graffiti has also been found in Middletown.

The graffiti was found throughout the west side of Atlantic Highlands on several pieces of town property. Middletown Township police are also investigating similar acts of vandalism in their town. Some of the graffiti was found along the Henry Hudson Trail.

“It was on fences, street signs, all over,” Atlantic Highlands police department captain David Rossbach told the Asbury Park Press. “Everything has been covered up. It was ugly, and it’s got to stop.”

According to an interview Rossbach gave to the Press, the graffiti had Trump's name with a swastika next to it and the words “Muslims matter.” Some of it also had the words "facism."

The vandalism occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 31, police in Atlantic Highlands said.

Atlantic Highlands police are asking for the public's help in identifying the actor(s) and are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact them at (732)291-1212.

"Any information you have that can assist in our investigation is greatly appreciated," they wrote in a Facebook post.