Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office
Police are on the hunt for a blond-haired woman seen hanging stuffed animals in nooses near campaign signs for a Black congressional candidate in New Jersey this week.
A photo of the disturbing display was reported to police in Middle Township, in southern New Jersey, on Election Day, a statement posted to the police department’s Facebook page said. Nearby was a political ad for Tim Alexander, running to represent New Jersey in the House of Representatives.
“Earlier this evening, a photograph was forwarded to our police department that appears to show three stuffed dolls hung in nooses from a tree branch near a campaign sign for an African-American candidate for Congress,” Mayor Tim Donohue wrote in the statement. “The [police have] launched an immediate and thorough investigation into this potential hate crime.”