Post by Joanna on May 17, 2014 15:48:38 GMT -5
Digital Sign Vandalized with Offensive Remark in South Jersey Town
UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Residents in a South Jersey town are upset after an electronic roadside sign was altered Sunday evening to display an offensive message. The sign was supposed to alert drivers on Route 49 in Upper Township about a change in traffic patterns. Instead, it read: “Assville Next Left."
“That's sinful. That’s not right," one local resident observed.
Upper Township Mayor, Richard Palombo, said it appeared to be an isolated incident and the control box needs to be more secure. “If somebody can break into it and easily change the information on here, it could happen to any town,” he added.
Officials have not indicated whether the box was broken into or left unsecured, the report said. South State Incorporated, the company in charge of the sign, declined to comment.
Source: NBC 40, May 13, 2014.
