Mysterious graffiti with messages like "My wife and kids are held here" and "I am held against my will" have appeared across Galveston

The gates to Donovan Park are locked shut. The Houston Heights Association posted on social media, the park is temporarily closed after inappropriate graffiti was found on the playground equipment. HPD said officers responded on Tuesday where they discovered the graffiti had racist language.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Some neighbors along Winkelman road in Harris County are concerned about graffiti, which they believe references gang activity. KPRC 2 asked the Harris County Sheriff’s Office about the issue. “Just because you see some gang graffiti doesn’t in and of itself mean gang activity has to be on the increase,” said Sgt. The neighbors we spoke with said they have not seen an increase in problems but the graffiti is still concerning. The sheriff’s office said if anyone sees something they should call deputies.

DEER PARK, Texas – The Deer Park Police Department said they are angry after an officer found racist and offensive language spray-painted in a ditch Saturday. Officers said they were dispatched to the 1300 block of E. Pasadena Boulevard after receiving a report of vandalism. When officers arrived at the scene, one of them discovered the graffiti spray-painted on a concrete ditch line belonging to Harris County Flood Control. The graffiti had BLM in a circle with a strike-through line followed by, “WHITE MEN UNITE KEEP N------ OUT OF DEER PARK.”Officers said Deer Park Parks and Recreation department responded and painted over the offending graffiti. “The City of Deer Park and the Deer Park Police Department does not tolerate hate speech/action, racism or discrimination of any kind,” DPPD said in a Facebook post.