Police investigate reported bias intimidation incidents

Date:

Share post:

Police are investigating two back-to-back incidents of bias intimidation and criminal mischief on Rosedale Road and Christopher Drive that were reported Feb. 5.

Police responded to Rosedale Road at 1:36 p.m. to investigate a criminal mischief incident involving bias intimidation. Officers found graffiti on two traffic signs that were written with a red marker.

- Advertisement -

One of them said “Free Palestine” with a red triangle and the other one said “Zionism kills kids,” police said.

Police were called to Christopher Drive at 4:37 p.m. and found graffiti on a street sign that said “F…k Israel.” It was written in red paint on the lower portion of the sign.

The cost of removal is unknown.

LEA KAHN, Staff Writer
LEA KAHN, Staff Writer
Lea began working for the Packet publications in 1985, covering Lawrence Twp., and then expanding her coverage to Princeton in 2019. While history is her favorite topic, she has earned 13 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for coverage ranging from features to government and education. Lea continues to cover Lawrence Twp. and Princeton. She can be reached via email at lkahn@donnelly.media.

Stay Connected

Special Section

Current PM Special Section

Related articles

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

The game’s afoot: Allentown at war, 1774-1783

(Part III of Allentow ’s important and historic role in America’s fight for independence) Religion played an important role...

Ironhawks forge ahead toward opening night

With their inaugural season less than two months away, the Trenton Ironhawks are beginning to take shape both...

Bruno’s One Sweet Ride begins a new chapter inside Village Pharmacy

For nearly 30 years, generations of Allentown customers have walked into Bruno’s One Sweet Ride for homemade chocolates,...