Willimantic Vandals Tag Buildings With “Silly Me”

A Catholic school and a lumber store are among those forced to clean up in Willimantic after being targeted with graffiti.

Someone spray painted the tag "Silly Me" on at least seven different locations in town, including two behind St. Mary's Catholic School and one on the side of Willard's Lumber.

Two more tags sit on concrete walls, a third marks the side of a house, and yet another one sits high up on an abandoned building.

"I think it's horrible. I think they're defacing stuff with no meaning, it doesn't mean anything. I don't understand why they're doing it," said Willimantic resident Shane Ibarrondo.

With the community outraged, especially over the vandalism at the Catholic school, Willimantic police say they're determined to track down those responsible.

"My phone has been ringing most of the morning. People are concerned about this. I just want to make it clear this is not a hate crime at this point. It's just some basic graffiti that we've seen," said Cpl. Stanley Parizo of the Willimantic Police Department.

If you have any information about who's responsible for the graffiti, give Willimantic police a call.

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