Hateful graffiti outbreak in Westmoreland County under investigation

Officials believe the graffiti may have been intended to be a prank.
An all-way stop sign.
An all-way stop sign. Photo credit Getty Images

An outbreak of hateful graffiti is under investigation in Westmoreland County. In Mount Pleasant, the signs of several businesses were vandalized along with stop signs spray-painted with swastikas.

Jennifer Gundy told KDKA-TV she first noticed the Nazi symbols while walking her kids to the bus stop.

"Seeing something so hateful straight out, as soon as you walk in the school, it just took me by surprise. And then, I was angry," she said.

In a statement, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh said "swastikas and other hate symbols... have no place in our region."

State police are asking anyone with information on the person or persons behind the incidents to call 911.

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