Crime & Safety

Pasta Salad Smeared On Confederate Flag, Waukesha Police Say

Waukesha Police were called on Tuesday for a report for criminal damage to property on Wisconsin Avenue.

The caller reported someone had smeared pasta salad on the caller's window and confederate flag.
The caller reported someone had smeared pasta salad on the caller's window and confederate flag. (David Allen/Patch)

WAUKESHA, WI— A person's window and confederate flag were smeared with pasta salad on Monday.

Waukesha Police were contacted by a caller who suspected a neighbor who has had past issues with the small confederate flag sticker, according to a police log.

Police suggested that the woman display the flag inside and said she may be "inviting problems."

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The log noted that the woman has a First Amendment right to believe and display what she wants.

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