"KKK" Painted on Richmond Heights Houses Saturday Night, Update: Suspect Transferred to Hospital Psych Ward
A Richmond Heights woman said a man came to her door who appeared to be drunk with a can of spray paint in his hand.
Someone spray-painted the letters "KKK" on two houses in Richmond Heights on Saturday—one in the 7700 block of Weston Place and the other in the 1600 block of Bredell Avenue.
The suspect or suspects also painted the letters on a fence and ripped the railing off a front porch.
Alisha Allen said her husband answered the door Saturday night and a man who she said appeared to be drunk was there, with a can of spray paint in his hand. She said he pulled the railing off her porch, and she assumes he was the one who spray-painted “KKK” on her house and car.
Allen told Patch a red fence nearby also was spray-painted, but has since been painted over.
The Rusan family, in the 7700 block of Weston Place, also found “KKK” painted on the front of their house, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Family members have tried to scrape it off.
The letters “KKK” often stands for the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist American hate group.
Allen said Richmond Heights Police have a suspect in custody, but the department did not immediately return a call from Patch to confirm that.
She said she has lived in the house for three years and has never seen anything like this.
UPDATE:
Richmond Heights Police Captain Douglas Schaeffler told Patch that a suspect had been arrested and was in their custody, until he was transferred to the psychology ward of an area hospital.
No warrants have been issued.
lewis kincade
10:33 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Wow, that didn't happen in the heights in the 60s.
Courtney Rodriguez
11:08 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
It is 2012 people! I love my neighborhood and would never expect something like this in it.
Doug Miner
11:39 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
A comment made by Mr. Completely was deleted. It may have been a joke, but it was a false statement, and in this case needed to be taken down.
Mr. Completely
12:01 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
OK Doug I'll frame it in the form of a question:
Do they let cousins marry now in Richmond Heights?
Live Action!
Lincoln Douglas
5:22 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Mr. Completely, troll much?
RDBet
9:52 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
http://fox2now.com/2012/11/05/kkk-spray-painting-suspect-in-custody/
Mr. Completely
5:41 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Lincoln Douglas:
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Back at ya.
Lincoln Douglas
9:53 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The troll-force is strong with this one.
P Terrell
10:43 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
I live on Weston Place, where the vandalism occurred. Weston Place is a quiet mixed neighborhood of Whites and African Americans. There is also a small Asian community a block away on West Bruno. Everyone lives in this neighborhood in harmony with no racial tension or problems. I have lived in this neighborhood for almost 15 years and nothing like this has ever happened. This was NOT a hate crime because both Whites and African Americans were targeted. The person who did this is mentally unstable, had been harassed by teenagers from another neighborhood and just snapped. He is presently getting the medical help that he needs. This was unfortunate isolated incident that should not have occurred.
There has been a lot of media attention about this incident but they did not mention how my neighbors worked together (Whites & African Americans) to power wash the graffiti from the homes and paint over the residue. The people who live on this street always look out for each other and help anyone in need. We are a close-knit neighborhood with a strong block unit.
Richmond Heights is a wonderful place to raise a family. The mayor, city manager, councilmen, police officers, and all the other public service employees work very hard to make this community a wonderful place to live. I want to thank all of them for all of their hard work.