ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Hundreds of hateful flyers turned up in several neighborhoods in Alpharetta. Someone placed the flyers on driveways and front yards over the weekend.
Channel 2′s Bryan Mims spoke with Mayor Jim Gilvin Monday afternoon, who said he’s “disturbed and deeply disappointed” by these flyers with racist and antisemitic messages.
Now, the mayor would like to find whoever’s responsible.
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Mims found several flyers in Ziploc bags lying on the ground outside homes along Sundew Drive and along Pinehigh Drive.
Some read “diversity brings destruction.”
There were also some found along Ridgewood Way, where a woman asked to remain anonymous.
She went on a walk Sunday morning, only to find the flyer outside her door.
“When I opened it up, I was really shocked because of the neighborhood. I’ve always felt safe in this neighborhood, for the most part,” the woman said.
She called the police.
“We felt very unsafe. We still do because we have no idea who these people are. We still feel unsafe, unsure, and we’re taking extra precautions,” the woman said.
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Alpharetta is the latest community in metro Atlanta to get hit with racist messages.
In May, anti-jewish flyers showed up in Roswell. In February, antisemitic flyers were distributed in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody.
Gilvin says while deeply offensive, it doesn’t appear the messages are a crime.
“Right now, there’s not much we can do other than try to get to the bottom of who did this. To my knowledge, no laws have been broken and we don’t know if any laws have been broken until we know what happened,” Gilvin said.
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The mayor says anyone with information that could help in the investigation is urged to call the Alpharetta Public Safety Department.
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