Juveniles charged with painting racist, anti-Semitic graffiti
The graffiti was found painted on the walls and ground at Fort Revere in Hull on Labor Day.
Multiple juveniles have been charged for vandalizing Fort Revere in Hull with anti-Semitic and racist graffiti over Labor Day weekend, police announced Monday.
It is unclear how many minors were charged, but the Hull Police Department said they are all being processed through the juvenile justice system.
The graffiti was found painted on the walls and ground of the old fort on Labor Day. About 20 “different messages and crude drawings” had been spray painted.
The graffiti included swastikas, references to Hitler and the Ku Klux Klan, and threats toward Jewish people.
An anonymous tipster showed the police photos of the juveniles painting the fort, according to a release.
None of the minors charged live in Hull.
“The desecration of this historic monument will not be tolerated and to see that the graffiti was anti-Semitic and racist is especially disturbing,” Hull Police Department Chief John Dunn said in a statement when the graffiti was discovered.
“We will investigate these acts fully and apply the full strength of the law on those responsible,” the statement read. “This is not something that will be written off as ‘kids being kids.’ There is no place for hate in our society. These kinds of messages instill fear in members of our community.”
