Crime & Safety
KKK Flyers Distributed In Upper Dublin, Police Say
Police in Upper Dublin are investigating after they discovered KKK Flyers had been distributed in the local area.
UPPER DUBLIN, PA — Police in Upper Dublin are investigating after they discovered KKK Flyers had been distributed in the local area. It's part of a continuing uptick in reported racist activity in the Philadelphia area and across the country over the last several months.
The flyers were discovered in the Maple Glenn section of Upper Dublin on Monday morning, police said.
The flyers appeared to have been distributed at random to the driveways of homes throughout the neighborhood.
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Similarly designed literature has been found in Moorestown and Cinnaminson, New Jersey, police said. KKK fliers have also been a problem in Bucks County and other municipalities across the region.
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"These acts of hate will not be tolerated in Upper Dublin," the police department said in a statement Monday afternoon.
If you have any information on this incident, or may have seen suspicious individuals or vehicles recently, please contact police at 215-646-2101.
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