Coeur d'Alene police receive death threats for arresting Patriot Front
members
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The police department received 149 phone calls on Monday morning about
the arrests, including one from as far away as Norway, White said. He
said they were a "50/50 split," between local calls of support for the
police and anonymous angry calls from those upset about the arrests.
White confirmed that users on far-right social media platforms have
doxxed Coeur d'Alene officers, publicly identifying them and
publishing personal information about them online.
"The other 50%, who are completely anonymous, who want nothing more
than to scream and yell at us and use really choice words, offered
death threats against myself and other members of the police
department merely for doing our jobs," White said.
At least one person who was not a member of the press showed up to
Monday's conference to falsely claim the group detailed by police were
actually members of the FBI. His words echoed a conspiracy theory that
has been making its way around the internet. White quickly shut down
the accusation.
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