Two Racist Incidents Under Police Investigation

State police report two racist incidents in Lower Macungie but have not said the crimes are related

  State police are investigating racist grafitti and a report of ethnic intimidation targeting a Jewish resident. More than 190,000 such hate incidents and crimes occur each year in the United States, according to a 2005 report. KKK Sprayed on Garage A Lower Macungie Township woman -- Chermay Michelle Bullock, 31 -- told police that someone sprayed "KKK" on the door of her garage on Sequoia Drive, according to state police at Fogelsville. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. Jewish Teen Targeted Earlier this month, an ethnic-related message sent to a Lower Macungie Township teen on a social media site is being investigated as a criminal offense, according to…

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'KKK' Slur Rallies Lower Macungie Neighbors

Racial incidents have never occurred before, residents say.

The black and white "ribbons" displayed at several homes in a Lower Macungie neighborhood express the reaction of residents to an ugly racial aspersion cast late last week: They don't like it. A week ago, an African-American family who lives on Sequoia Drive woke to find that "KKK" had been spray-painted across the garage door of their home and reported it to state police at Fogelsville. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. The garage door has since been painted over. A day or two after the incident, residents found a "ribbon" made of black and white construction paper had been anonymously delivered to each home, according to a neighbor who declined to give …

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Carl W

2:14 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012

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'KKK' Sprayed on Local Garage Door, Police Say

Racial symbol is sprayed on Lower Macungie woman's garage door, troopers report.

A local woman recently reported that a racial symbol was sprayed on her garage door, according to police. Chermay Michelle Bullock, 31, told police that someone sprayed "KKK" on the door of her garage on Sequoia Drive in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The symbol stands for Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group known for acts of intimidation and terrorism. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.

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