Police: Racist graffiti found at three places in Salisbury

Published 7:48 pm Tuesday, October 18, 2016

SALISBURY — Police say someone spray painted racist graffiti at three locations in Salisbury, including the Salisbury Housing Authority. No arrest had been made Tuesday.

The Salisbury Housing Authority at 200 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. was painted in white with the words “F— white people,” said Police Capt. Shelia Lingle.

The building was last secured sometime between Friday at 5 p.m. and Monday at 7:43 a.m., a report said.

Someone also spray painted the words “F— white ppl” on a fence at a home located in the 400 block of East Fisher Street. The homeowner said the last time he knew the area was undisturbed was around 8 p.m. on Sunday. He discovered it around 10:41 a.m. on Monday.
Quick Copy Print Shop, 324 E. Fisher St., reported a van there was spray painted. Police said a slang term for male genitalia was painted above the word Quick on the van. The words were painted in purple. The property was last secured between Friday at 5:30 p.m. and 8:28 a.m. Monday.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333, Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245 or online via http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org to submit tips.