Crime & Safety

White Supremacist Hate Messaging Targets Marin: Cops

Flyers containing hateful messaging were left on the driveways of around 60 Marin homes, the Tiburon Police Department said in a statement.

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A Marin community is among the latest in the Bay Area to targeted with antisemitic messaging, authorities said.

Flyers containing hateful messaging were left on the driveways of about 60 Marin homes, the Tiburon Police Department said in a statement.

Similar incidents have recently been reported in Berkeley and other California cities including Palo Alto, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Pasadena and Huntington Beach.

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Residents of the Paradise Drive and the Stewart Drive area found plastic bags containing flyers with antisemitic theories related to COVID-19, Tiburon police said.

The flyers were left on driveways, and the residences all appeared to be chosen randomly rather than directed at any specific Jewish residents, police said.

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There is no threat of violence associated with these incidents, according to police.

“The Tiburon Police Department is actively investigating this and has communicated with our Jewish Community as a precaution,” police said in a statement.

“TPD will increase patrols in the targeted areas.”

Anyone who received one of the flyers or may have information related to them is asked to call the Tiburon Police Department at 415-789-2801.

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