Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 1/16/2021 2:14:24 PM
Wilton police are investigating a hate crime after a resident reported her Black Lives Matter sign was stolen and replaced with a racist note.
Ann Putnam of Wilton said Thursday was the second time one of her Black Lives Matter signs was stolen, but this time, the thief also left a hand-written note held down by a piece of pavement on her walkway. Scrawled in black marker on white notebook paper the note reads “N R LOVER” in all capitals.
“My first reaction was laughter, because it was just so absurd. I thought, ‘What year is it?’ I couldn’t believe this was happening, now, in my community,” Putnam said.