Flyers promoting Ku Klux Klan distributed in Allegheny County communities; police investigating

People who live along Ninth Avenue in Brackenridge say they are disgusted after finding shocking flyers scattered across their neighborhood.

Morgan Huey told Channel 11 she came home Saturday morning to find dozens of flyers that referenced the Ku Klux Klan.

“It just shook me,” she said.

One flyer read “reparation for whites,” and another said, “the Klan is awake.”

“I was crying. I was panicking. I just could not believe that this was happening on my street in this day and age,” Huey said.

She turned over more than two dozen flyers to authorities.

Tarentum police posted on social media that the department is aware of what they called “hateful flyers” that were distributed sometime between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

One neighbor believes whoever did this crossed a line.

“Even though what they did is legal in the eyes of the law and the First Amendment, it does not make it okay,” said Angelea Matthews, who lives in Brackenridge.

The flyers listed the name of a group with a PO box near Cincinnati.

Channel 11 is not naming the group.

However, according to NBC affiliate WLWT, police in Cincinnati cited the leader of the same group for littering after similar flyers were left in a neighborhood in February.

“We have no room in our little community for that type of hate,” another neighbor said.

One parent who also found the flyers said the situation forced a difficult conversation at home.

“It is a conversation nobody wants to have with their children,” she said. “I do not want them to be intimidated or threatened or feel unsafe in their own community.”

Tarentum police are asking residents to check any surveillance or doorbell camera footage and contact the department with information regarding who distributed the flyers.

Tarentum Borough Council President Scott Dadowski gave this statement on Sunday:

“I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the men and women of the Tarentum Borough Police Department & K-9 Unit for their diligent work and active investigation into the hateful flyers that were circulated in our region. Your professionalism, vigilance, and steady dedication to public safety remain a powerful defense against fear and division.

“Our region has endured tragedy after tragedy in recent years, the loss of loved ones, public safety challenges, and moments that test the very fabric of who we are. In times like these, it is more important than ever that we stand together, support one another, and refuse to let hate take root in our community. Hate and intimidation have no place in Tarentum. They do not belong in our streets, our homes, our schools, or our neighborhoods.

“Hate tries to divide us. But we are always stronger when we come together.

“Thank you again to the Tarentum Police Department for your work, your investigation, and your commitment to this community. And thank you to every resident who continues to choose kindness, courage, and community.”

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