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More Central Pennsylvania Graffiti

More Central Pennsylvania Graffiti - Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 10:36PM EST

Northumberland County-

Police are investigating two more cases of racially-charged graffiti in Central Pennsylvania.

Vandals have struck in the tiny town of Turbotville. Spray-painted graffiti, some of it with racial undertones, covers a garage door at the Styer Construction building on Main Street.

It’s a discovery that has ticked off local business owners.

Original Italian Pizza owner Filippo Cracchiolo explained, “It makes me real angry because I own O. I.P. and you never know, maybe they’ll come bugging me one day. But it’s wrong to go bugging people that do their own business, that’s wrong.”

Just five miles down Route 54, similar markings were found on a garage door at Stainless System Service in Anthony Township. Some people were surprised by the acts.

Roxy Carl, of Lewisburg, noted, “In this day and age, you know, you’d think people would be past those kind of things. So it really does (surprise me), to see it in this area.”

Workers here say cleaning up the mess is aggravating.

Thursday’s cases come right on the heels of racially motivated vandalism at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Point Township. That mess has also been cleaned up.

Many people here say three cases of graffiti over a two day period is a disturbing trend. And they’d like to see a stop put to it, sooner rather than later.

Roxy Carl said, “I definitely think they should have to pay for the damage and serve some type of community service.”

Filippo Cracchiolo added, “I wish they punish them real good. So next time they’ll learn not to do this anymore.”

Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact State Police.
 


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