Authorities in Texas have opened an investigation into the vandalizing of a state chapter office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP.
The Austin Police Department said the organization’s Austin headquarters was broken into early Sunday morning.
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Chapter President Nelson Linder said its members arrived to the scene, located at East 11th Street near Waller Street, in East Austin, Sunday morning and found items missing from the inside of the building, as well as a smashed front window, which has since been boarded up.
Austin Police confirm they are investigating after the NAACP Austin office on East 11th & Waller was vandalized and broken into overnight. Vandals smashed the front window, but it was boarded up by this afternoon @fox7austin pic.twitter.com/7V8QhMdkC9
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NEW: The Austin NAACP office was targeted by vandals early Sunday, president Nelson Linder says, with office equipment and other supplies stolen. Linder says authorities are investigating. pic.twitter.com/l61XaGHxdT
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Linder said multiple computers were stolen, which were found smashed outside of the headquarters, and a number of other various items are still missing. He also told local reporters that the office regularly receives hate calls, as well as other types of personal attacks.
In a Facebook post Sunday, Linder thanked Austin police for their communication with his NAACP chapter, saying in part: “Everyone I have communicated with today from the Austin Police Department has been professional, helpful and responsive. This morning was a small matter of communication. Things are clear and moving forward.”
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“I will never let animosity or hatred of any kind obscure my commitment to working with everyone who believes in fair treatment and respect for all people.”
Authorities have yet to reveal a potential motive for the break-in.
