Reward Offered To Find Suspect Who Sprayed Biased Graffiti On HS

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Scotch Plains Police are offering a reward for help to find the suspect or suspects responsible for the racist and anti-Semitic graffiti found spray-painted on the side of the regional high school on Oct. 6.

The graffiti sprayed in white paint across the exterior brick walls and windows included a swastika, a Satanic symbol, and the numbers "666" along with a drawing of a penis and other language such as "n***ers" and "F*** Hillary.

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"Mayor Colleen Mahr and the Fanwood Borough Council condemn in the strongest terms the racist and disgusting graffiti someone scrawled on our high school walls over the weekend. Words and images of hate do not define us in any way, shape or form," the mayor and council stated in a release.

Anyone with any information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s) is asked to call Campus Crime Stoppers at 908-654-TIPS(8477) or www.uctip.org.

If the information provided leads to an arrest and indictment/prosecution, up to $1,000 may be rewarded.

"These incidents of hate have no place in our community and we would like to make sure the perpetrators are caught and taught that their actions hurt many people!" Scotch Plains Police stated.

(Image via Scotch Plains Police Department)

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