Racist comment at PIO landlord |
A Neighborhood Task Force member in Milford, Mass., has been confirmed to have made racist comments directed at an Indian American landlord, police said. Police have declined to name the member who made the comment within earshot of children, tenants and town employees last month during a building inspection, the Milford Daily News reported Mar. 21. At different times during the two-hour inspection of 44 Main St. on Feb. 13, the unidentified member said, “Burn the building down,” and “Shoot that guy right there,” while pointing to Jagdish Patel, the Indian American landlord, according to a report written by Milford Police Administrative Supervisor Sgt. James Heron obtained by the Daily News.Selectmen must determine if the member who made the comments falls under the jurisdiction of the board, it added.
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