CAVENDISH, VT — The Vermont State Police is investigating an incident in which graffiti was spray-painted on a business early Wednesday.
The incident at DG Bodyworks was reported to state police at about 4:50 a.m. Wednesday.
Responding troopers reviewed security footage and determined that at about 1:55 a.m. an individual used purple spray paint to graffiti messages on the two front store windows.
One message stated “Free Palestine,” while the other used a profanity in referring to Israel.
The Vermont State Police will inform the Attorney General’s Office of this case as a possible hate crime under the Bias Incident Reporting System.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators is asked to contact the Vermont State Police in Westminster at 802-722-4600, or submit an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
