(Columbia, MD) — Howard County Police are investigating a series of flyers that were found in two communities and appear racist in nature. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said the flyers were discovered in Lake Kittamaqundi and Columbia. Ball said the flyers appeared days after an incident was reported in Lake Kittamaqundi and appear connected to other flyers that were distributed throughout the county and in other states. Ball said incidents of hate and discrimination will not be tolerated in Howard County as officials work to investigate the source of the racist flyers.