Abington police are investigating antisemitic and racist graffiti at a Glenside playground
Authorities are looking for whoever is responsible for vandalizing the Weldon playground with offensive and targeted graffiti.
The Abington Township Police Department launched an investigation after antisemitic and racist graffiti was found spray-painted throughout the Weldon playground in Glenside.
Authorities said they are looking for whoever vandalized the park with offensive and targeted remarks, the department wrote in a statement on Facebook.
“There is no place for hate in our community,” the statement said. “We stand united with our Jewish and Black communities, who were targeted by these acts.”
It’s unclear when the park was defaced, and no additional information about the incident was immediately available.
In a Facebook post, Abington School Board President Melissa Mowry called the act “craven, cowardly, and despicable.”
According to Mowry, the school district owns the playground and partners with civic groups to maintain it as “a public resource where everyone is welcome to smile and laugh together.”
“There is ‘No place for Hate’ of any kind in this community, but especially where all children are invited to play,” she wrote.
Dozens of community members on Saturday worked to remove the hateful messages, NBC10 reported.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the department at 267-536-1100.
