Antisemitic flyers found in multiple Alpharetta neighborhoods, mayor says

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — One metro mayor is sending a warning after several neighborhoods allegedly received antisemitic flyers.

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Antisemitic flyers were distributed in multiple neighborhoods overnight on Saturday, Alpharetta officials report.

Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin released a statement on Sunday stating that he was deeply disturbed and disappointed by the flyers.

“As a city, we fully support the freedoms provided by the First Amendment, but denounce antisemitism in all its forms. Alpharetta is a diverse, welcoming, and inviting community, one that values and supports our differences. Hate has no place in Alpharetta, and it is not who we are,” Gilvin said in the statement.

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This comes weeks after residents in Hampton and Henry County received flyers with racist and antisemitic messages after a deadly mass shooting.

Channel 2′s Michael Seiden spoke with Roswell residents in May who also received hundreds of antisemitic flyers put out in their driveways.

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According to officials, Alpharetta police are actively investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety at 678-297-6300 or online.

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