Racist graffiti at Giants player's home investigated as hate crime
Source: NorthJersey.com
MOONACHIE – Shortly after Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock recounted to The Record the feelings of disappointment and confusion that have emerged since his home was broken into on Tuesday night and defaced with several racially-charged epithets, local police announced they are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
Whitlock returned home with his family on Tuesday night and found "KKK," three swastikas and other racist language scrawled onto the walls of home. The largest word, "Trump," was also written in marker on the wall leading up his staircase.
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Moonachie Police confirmed on Wednesday night that they are investigating the Tuesday night break-in – which happened between 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. – and racially charged vandalism that were left in Whitlock’s home. Sgt. Richard Behrens said on Thursday that police are investigating the incident as a hate crime and are canvassaing the area for any neighbors who may have saw something on Tuesday night or have security cameras with footage the police could review.
"Based on the content and messages on the wall, we will be treating this as a hate crime," Behrens told The Record. "It appears to be bias."
Read more: http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/12/08/exclusive-giants-player-describes-racially-charged-scrawls-his-home-after-break-/95136494/
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