Hillsborough authorities are investigating what officials described as “hate-related flyers” distributed in the town. The flyers were reported before hundreds turned out for a March for a Hate Free Hillsborough on Saturday.

Law enforcement officials in Hillsborough are now looking for information regarding the flyers, including where they were found across the town.

Saturday’s rally came one week after members of the Ku Klux Klan held a brief demonstration in downtown Hillsborough, which has been the site of multiple rallies in recent weeks. Instances of individuals standing on downtown sidewalks waving Confederate flags drew the attention of locals who organized a rally against gun violence and white nationalist terrorism last month.

Orange County authorities have taken out arrest warrants against two individuals connected to the KKK demonstration in Hillsborough for allegedly carrying firearms at the demonstration. Authorities said following the event that law enforcement officers did not see the firearms during the event but were made aware following the rally. Officials reviewed evidence from the scene before issuing the arrest warrants two days later.

“We stand in solidarity with Hillsborough residents, businesses, and neighbors in keeping our community safe for everybody and in making this town a place where intimidation, bullying, and expressions of hate have no place,” Mayor Tom Stevens said in a release from the town.

Officials are asking residents to avoid posting images of the flyer “to avoid additional advertising of the sender’s message.”

Police are asking that anyone who received a flyer or has information regarding the distribution of the flyers contact Sergeant Nick Chelenza at (919) 296-9552 or by email.

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