A bright blue fish caught walkers at Southside Park off guard early Monday morning when they discovered elaborate graffiti underneath a bridge near the track.

Police say the bridge was targeted sometime during the weekend between Friday morning and Monday morning, when Rebecca Abernathy and Jill Carver reported their finding to Newton police at 5:46 a.m.

There were several markings under the bridge. On the left side is a blue fish with a claw behind it. Above the claw were the letters “APP,” and to the right of the claw was some seemingly random brown block letters with blue and pink letters below.  On the right side, the word “look” was written in capital orange and red letters, with “Gh nesa” in green and two small white clouds.

It’s the first new graffiti at the park since it was last targeted in October, when a weekend maintenance worker discovered gang symbols and vulgar language spray-painted across the amphitheater walls.

Officers do not believe a gang is responsible for the graffiti this past weekend, said Rosemary Frye, administrative assistant with the Newton Police Department.

She said the police department has no leads in the investigation at this time.  Frye said if the culprits are caught, the charge would be misdemeanor damage to property.  She said in graffiti cases, it can be difficult to arrest anyone on the charges because leads are rare and the person or group practically has to be caught in the act.  Frye said if the graffiti was gang-related, the police would have more information to work on.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will be responsible for cleaning up the graffiti.