Crime & Safety
Police Investigating Spray-Paint Graffiti At North Kingstown High
North Kingstown High officials and students returned from holiday break to find graffiti spray-painted on the school's side, sign and doors.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI —Police are examining surveillance video at North Kingstown High from Wednesday night after vandals spray-painted graffiti on the school's sign, doors and side of the building. School officials and students found the graffiti in blue, red and yellow paint when they arrived at the school for the return from holiday break on Thursday morning.
Crews spent the morning removing the graffiti, which included yellow smiley faces, peace signs to words.
Superintendent Phil Auger told WPRI-TV that three individuals could be seen on the video about the time of the incident around 11 p.m. on Wednesday.
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North Kingstown superintendent tells me three people were seen on surevellience video around 11pm last night. The superintendent says police are investigating. School went on as scheduled. @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/bTI9Sx7Cve
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