3 Crosses Set Ablaze in 1 Hour Across City
Three large crosses were burned in separate spots around Durham during a span of about an hour, and yellow fliers with Ku Klux Klan sayings were found at one location, police said.
“At this day and time, I thought we’d be beyond that,” said Mayor Bill Bell. “People do things for different reasons, and I don’t have the slightest idea why anyone would do this.”
The first burning was reported outside St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
The next came atop a large pile of dirt near an apartment complex construction site; the third was at a downtown intersection.
Police said each cross was about 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. They were wrapped in burlap and doused in a liquid that smelled like kerosene.
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