Someone spray-painted a makeshift crosswalk on a busy street in Union County on Thursday morning and police would like to have a conversation with the person responsible.

The wobbly lines were discovered at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Brookside Drive by Union Township police on patrol at about 8:25 a.m. Thursday, which was the first day of school for the town.

“If by chance the spray painter reads this, please call our traffic bureau so we can discuss this,” police wrote in a Facebook post, calling it an act of criminal mischief.

Police warned residents that the phony crosswalk should not be used because the intersection is “located on a curve with a grade making it UNSAFE to cross.”

Pedestrians in the area are asked to cross at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Salem Road where there is a traffic light or at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Biscayne Boulevard which has a properly marked crosswalk and signs.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Union police at 908-851-5000.

Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JeffSGoldman.

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