'Free Palestine' spray painted on home of University of Michigan provost, police say
Ann Arbor Police are seeking the public's help in finding the people who vandalized the home of University of Michigan Provost Laurie McCauley over the weekend.
Police said they were called to the home about 8 a.m. Sunday.
'Upon arrival, officers discovered an object had been thrown through a bedroom window,' police spokesman Chris Page told the Free Press in an email.
Page said officers also discovered the words 'Free Palestine,' 'Divest' and 'No Honor in Genocide' had been spray painted on the front of the residence.
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Page said no one was injured in the attack. Investigators said it appears to have happened between 9 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday.
It's unclear if the home was occupied at the time.
Ann Arbor Police are leading the investigation because the home is off campus. University spokeswoman Kay Jarvis said in a statement the school was aware of the incident and its police department would be assisting in the case.
Anyone with information about the incident, including surveillance video, is asked to contact Ann Arbor police at 734-794-6920 or via email at tips@a2gov.org. Tips also can be submitted through the department's silent witness at aapd.a2gov.org/silentwitness.
The attack is the latest in a series of efforts targeting university officials related to the Gaza War.
In June, vandals targeted the Southfield law office of U-M Regent Jordan Acker, who is Jewish.
In that case, vandals used red and black paint to deface the firm's sign with phrases that included "Free Palestine," "Divest now," "F*** You Acker" and "UM Kills." The vandals also left red handprints on the doors.
In December, vandals again targeted Acker, this time at his Huntington Woods home. In that case, spraying antisemitic graffiti and smashing a window of his home with a jar of urine.
Acker, his wife and three children were sleeping in the home at the time.
U-M's campus has seen lengthy, loud protests related to the conflict, some of which have prompted felony charges.
The school also has faced civil rights complaints from Jewish and Muslim advocates. Both groups claim the school has violated their rights under Title VI, a federal law prohibiting educational institutions that receive federal funding from discriminating based on race, color or national origin.
Contact John Wisely: jwisely@freepress.com. On X: @jwisely
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Vandals spray paint, break windows on home of U-M provost, police say
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