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Black Man's Pickup Painted With Slur & Swastikas

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Authorities in Genesee County are investigating after a black man woke up to find swastikas and slashed tires on his pickup truck.
Someone also spray-painted "wite pride" on the side of Hubert Roberts' Chevy Silverado in Vienna Township. White was misspelled.

The 62-year-old Roberts tells the Flint Journal that he discovered the damage Tuesday. He says he feels "very hurt." His truck has a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sheriff Robert Pickell says he's assigned a detective to investigate the vandalism. 

Prosecutor David Leyton says he was "furious" when he learned about it.

 The Council on American-Islamic Relations is offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps police.
 

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