UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 11:01 am ET
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Law enforcement across metro Atlanta is investigating flyers left in mailboxes from groups associated with American Nazis and the KKK. (Shutterstock)
CUMMING, GA Several communities across metro Atlanta are worried and upset after flyers and pamphlets were left in their mailboxes advertising joining hate groups or pushing for whites only neighborhoods.
The Forsyth County Sheriff s Office was notified Tuesday afternoon from a resident in the Hilltop subdivision about an American Nazi pamphlet placed in their mailbox.
Deputies are investigating and attempting to locate the people or group distributing the pamphlets.
Subscribe We are working with our federal partners to determine if anything criminal has occurred, the department posted on Facebook. We are aware that flyers are almost always constitutionally protected speech, however placing them inside of mailboxes is a violation.
Acworth residents receive threatening letter in mailbox
Some residents in Acworth received a hateful piece of mail recently.
ACWORTH, Ga - Residents in an Acworth community said they received a hateful letter in the mail. They called it appalling and said they were in shock when they opened it. It s appalling. It s harassment. It s embarrassing, said Rev. Donald Moore who received one of the letters. As an Hispanic mom, it s a threat. I feel threatened in my neighborhood, said Paula Cadavid.
Cadavid has lived in the Abernathy Farm subdivision in Acworth for 18 years. She was disgusted when she and more than a dozen other neighbors received a threatening letter in their mailbox.
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Residents in an Acworth community said they received a hateful letter in the mail. They called it appalling and said they were in shock when they opened it. It s appalling. It s harassment. It s embarrassing, said Rev. Donald Moore who received one of the letters. As a Hispanic mom, it s a threat. I feel threatened in my neighborhood, said Paula Cadavid. Residents in this Georgia community reported receiving a threatening letter. (Google Maps)
Cadavid has lived in the Abernathy Farm subdivision in Acworth for 18 years. She was disgusted when she and more than a dozen other neighbors received a threatening letter in their mailbox.