Residents of Allegheny County communities were confronted with a disturbing sight over the weekend as flyers promoting the Ku Klux Klan were scattered around several neighborhoods. In Brackenridge, notably along Ninth Avenue, community members woke up yesterday morning to these unexpected and unwanted pieces of paper brandishing messages of white supremacy and extremism. According to a WPXI report, these flyers bore statements such as "reparation for whites" and "the Klan is awake."
Brackenridge resident Morgan Huey, responding to the flyers with concern and emotion, told WPXI, "It just shook me. I was crying. I was panicking. I just could not believe that this was happening on my street in this day and age." Another local, who found the leaflets to be an affront, Angelea Matthews said, "Even though what they did is legal in the eyes of the law and the First Amendment, it does not make it okay." Found littering the grounds, the flyers were connected to a group with a PO box near Cincinnati, a detail that the Tarentum Police are investigating, urgently seeking any potential surveillance footage from residents.
The local police department's response has been swift, with a social media post acknowledging the presence of these "hateful flyers" and requesting the assistance of the community in tracking down the perpetrators. People are asked to examine any footage from security or doorbell cameras that could lead to those responsible for distributing such messages of hate. Echoing this call to action, a report by WTAE revealed residents' shock and determination to safeguard their neighborhood's inclusivity and peace.
Tarentum police, meanwhile, continue their investigation and encourage anyone with information to come forward and help in preserving the peace and security of their neighborhoods.
