Police probing hate crime after 'KKK' painted onto Falkirk building

Police have launched an investigation after the name of an American white supremacist group was painted onto a Falkirk building.
By Jonathon Reilly
Published 29th Jun 2020, 09:50 BST
Updated 30th Jun 2020, 09:44 BST
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Officers were informed last Thursday after the letters ‘KKK’ – an abbreviation for the Ku Klux Klan – appeared on Thornhill Community Hall.

The graffiti, which has since been painted over, is being treated as a hate crime.

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Anyone who has information is asked to call 101 and quote reference number PS-20200625-4496.

The letters 'KKK' had been painted on Thornhill Community Hall last week before being covered over after police were made aware. Picture: Michael Gillen.The letters 'KKK' had been painted on Thornhill Community Hall last week before being covered over after police were made aware. Picture: Michael Gillen.
The letters 'KKK' had been painted on Thornhill Community Hall last week before being covered over after police were made aware. Picture: Michael Gillen.

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