Glastonbury Police Removing Graffiti With Racist Implications

GLASTONBURY, CT — Glastonbury police on Tuesday were to remove graffiti with racist implications that appeared on the side of a commercial building.

Police said they were alerted to it by residents who were passing by.

In the bottom right-hand portion of the graffiti was an abbreviation, "Ni--."

One resident, who termed it "disappointing" and "disturbing" and "heartbreaking," said it was on the side of a business on Addison Street, "out in public."

Police said they were investigating the case and planned on overseeing the removal of the graffiti on Tuesday.