Police are investigating after a sign board in a construction zone was apparently hacked to display a racist message in Montgomery County, authorities said.
The Montgomery County Police Department said it responded to a hate/bias incident near Brookeville Road and George Avenue in Brookeville on Saturday at around 6:47 a.m. after receiving multiple calls.
An electronic sign, intended for construction safety messages, had been hacked and was displaying a racist message there, police said.
“Officers were able to erase the message and arranged to have the sign removed,” authorities said in a news release.
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