NEW ALBANY, Ohio -- The owner of a pub condemned fliers found on vehicles near his business saying blacks were not welcome there, reports say.

The fliers, which include a picture of black men and a racial slur, were found on cars in an apartment complex near Average Joe's Pub, WCMH Channel 4 reports.

The pub's co-owner, Paul Rockwell, tells WSYX Channel 6 the business had nothing to do with the fliers.

"We're not going to allow hate to be spread in our name," Rockwell said. "... Someone is spreading hate in our name and we don't like it and it's not fair to a lot of people."

Rockwell tells WCMH the flier has had a detrimental effect on his business and its staff. He said he has been dealing with callers, explaining the pub was not responsible for the fliers.

Police are investigating the incident.

" We're sorry this happened and you know it's tough, but you know we'll make it right and we're going to find out who did this," Rockwell said.

New Albany is located just northeast of Columbus and has a population of about 7,800 people.

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