STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to identify the subject or subjects responsible for spray painting offensive racial slurs on the back of a Stafford church.
On Sunday, March 4, 2012 Stafford deputies responded to Bethel Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church at 135 Chapel Green Road in [south] Stafford for a call of vandalism. Deputies spoke to the Pastor of the church who directed the deputies to the back of the church where they found an offensive racial slur spray painted on the back wall of the church. Indications are that this crime was committed sometime between 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 and 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2012.
“We have absolutely no tolerance for this type of mean spirited crime,” stated Sheriff Charles Jett. “We are aggressively investigating this incident to determine who may be responsible.”
Anyone who may have information as to the identify of person or persons responsible for this incident are asked to contact the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-658-4400 or call Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020 or TEXT “Stafford+ your tip” to CRIMES (274637).
-Press release
