St. Paul police responded to reports of flyers with racist messaging and language in the Union Park area late last week and are encouraging residents to report if they see any more.
Officers met with a resident on the morning of Oct. 2 who found flyers with “racially motivated biases” in the street of the 1600 block of Sherburne Ave, according to Nikki Muehlhausen, a St. Paul Police Department public information officer. Officers also recovered laminated flyers with hate speech from the 400 block of Fry Street the same afternoon, Muehlhausen said in an email to the Pioneer Press.
Police also responded to other areas to collect flyers including Cleveland Avenue between Roblyn Avenue and Carroll Avenue, Feronia Avenue between Prior Avenue and Lynhurst Avenue and the 2000 block of St. Anthony Avenue/St. Anthony Avenue between Dewey Street and Prior Avenue.
Residents who see additional flyers are encouraged to report them to St. Paul police. The more reports the department receives, the more it is able to take action, such as additional patrols in the area, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul Police Department public information officer on Monday.
Investigators are working to see who is responsible for the flyers, Vixayvong said.
St. Paul Ward 4 City Council Member Molly Coleman said Friday that her office received reports of the flyers around the Merriam Park area. The flyers are “horrific” and “shockingly racist,” Coleman said.
Vixayvong said residents should follow the motto of “see something, say something.”
Residents who find additional flyers are encouraged to file an online police report at stpaul.gov/departments/police/file-police-report.
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