Manhattan Beach police Thursday were investigating the posting of a sign with racial slurs and the hanging of what appeared to be a noose from a tree.
A post on the Nextdoor website around 10:25 a.m. Thursday showed the handwritten sign and the rope dangling from a tree, according to Detective Seth Hartnell of the Manhattan Police Department.
Officers responded to the scene — an isolated park area generally out of public view — but did not find a noose hanging there, according to police. Hartnell said city workers removed the sign.
“Officers took a report documenting the incident, and Manhattan Beach Police Department detectives are investigating,” according to a police statement.
Anyone with information regarding the incident was urged to contact 310-802-5127.