Police are investigating after someone plastered racially charged fliers around a Milford neighborhood.
Two things came to mind the moment Milford resident Matthew Koziol noticed the "White Lives Matter" leaflets strewn about.
"Everybody’s life matters; and stop littering," he said.
Several of the fliers, which call on people to "stand up for the white race," have turned up yards along Herbert Street.
"Black lives matter. White lives matter,” said Koziol. “Whatever color you are, every life matters."
The notice references recent riots – presumably in Baltimore – and urges people to visit the website of a self-proclaimed white nationalist organization based in Mississippi.
"It’s disturbing because everyone around here is very peaceful," said John Maloney, a Milford resident who has lived in the neighborhood for 15 years.
A spokesperson for Milford police said the department has fielded several calls from concerned residents. The right to free speech protects such language, but officers said a city ordinance prohibiting the distribution of fliers may be enforceable.
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This is not the first time this neighborhood has seen a situation of this sort: A flier touting the United Klans of America turned up in July 2013. In both instances, the notes came folded inside small plastic bags weighed down with rocks.
Residents who were baffled back then are baffled again now.
"Everybody gets along and there’s never been any problems around here," said Maloney.
NBC Connecticut reached out to the organization listed on the flier to see if the group knew about how or why the material was distributed in Milford. The group has yet to comment.
