Minnesota Authorities Now Looking For Those Responsible For Hateful Graffiti

It's always a shame when someone takes it upon themselves to damage public property, and it's even worse when it includes hateful words and symbols.

Unfortunately, that's what happened recently in the city of Cloquet and now authorities have reached out to the public for help catching those responsible.

Hopefully, this gets spread throughout social media and someone can set up with helpful information.

Cloquet Police Department Asks For Public Assistance

The Cloquet Police Department reached out on Wednesday, August 21, after receiving information that some graffiti damage had occurred on the ATV trail/bridge near Spafford Park and the walking path north of the St. Louis River.

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According to authorities, surfaces on the ATV trail, bridge support, and bridge surface had been damaged with blue spray paint with symbols and language that could be interpreted as biased or hateful in nature.

While they don't know the day and time the damage occurred, they believe it happened sometime between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning.

City of Cloque Public Works staff began cleaning up the damage as soon as it was brought to their attention and now the Cloquet Police Department wants to catch those responsible so they can be held accountable.

Anyone with helpful information or tips related to whom may have done this should call 911, message the Cloquet Police Department Facebook page, or text TIP CLOQUETPD, followed by your message to 888777.

Please reference Case Number: CQ24001182

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The Cloquet Police Department will follow the guidance offered in MN Statute 626.5531 in reporting this event to the Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. MN Statute 626.5531 involves the reporting of crimes motivated by bias.