This story was published by the Valley News on Jan. 21.
[N]ORWICH — Police are investigating after anti-Semitic and racist graffiti showed up on Sunday on the former Nordic Skater building and sign off Route 5 in Norwich.
The graffiti, which also targeted the Norwich Police Department, included swastikas and curse words in black spray paint.
Norwich officer Anna Ingraham said on Monday that a suspect isn’t in custody at this time.
“It is under investigation and we will work hard to try and find whoever is responsible,” Ingraham said.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, police and highway officials spray-painted over the graffiti on the side of the building and hung a tarp over the sign.
The building, which sits at 713 Route 5, is for sale through Coldwell Banker.
This weekend’s incident isn’t the first time graffiti with similar messages showed up in town.
Ingraham said it isn’t clear if there may be a connection between this act and one that happened in 2013.
In March of that year, someone spray-painted graffiti on two sections of the roadway near the Route 5 and Route 132 intersection, as well as on the I-beam of the Interstate 91 bridge over Route 132.
“The terms that were used were similar,” she said.
She doesn’t believe anyone was ever prosecuted.
