REDMOND, OR -- Redmond Police are investigating a handwritten sign and dead raccoon left on the doorstep of Mayor Ed Fitch’s law office. Fitch reported the incident Monday morning.

Based on the sign’s content and because it mentions the Mayor and Councilor Clifford Evelyn by name, detectives say the incident is a potential bias crime.

“The Redmond Police Department has no tolerance for hate speech of any kind, against any person or group,” Police Chief Devin Lewis said in a statement.  “We will work swiftly to resolve this case and seek to hold those who did this to our community responsible."  

Anyone who may have seen something suspicious near the Law Offices of Fitch and Neary, located at 210 SW 5th Street in downtown Redmond, is asked to call non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911 and ask to speak with Detective Sergeant Jeremy Gautney.  Reference RPD case #23-16282.