Crime & Safety
Racist Graffiti Found At High School In West Hartford: Police
The West Hartford PD is investigating and asking anyone with information to contact them.
WEST HARTFORD, CT — Local police are investigating the discovery of racist graffiti on the grounds of a West Hartford high school late Sunday afternoon.
According to the West Hartford Police Department, officers were called to Northwest Catholic High School, 29 Wampanoag Drive, for a property damage complaint to school athletic facilities.
Police said, at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, officers arrived to discover damage to the track area at the school.
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The damage, police said, was primarily to the track and soccer nets.
The damage included a racial slur on the ground in the dirt and a racial slur spray-painted on property, the WHPD said.
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The West Hartford Police Department Detective Division is investigating the incident.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the West Hartford Police
Department at 860-523-5203, or use the anonymous WHPD Tip Line/email at 860-570-8969 /
whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov.
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