'Racist' Mail Sent To Farmington Equality Taskforce Member: PD

FARMINGTON, CT — Farmington police and municipal officials Tuesday said they are actively investigating a piece of "racist mail" received by a member of the local Racial Equality Taskforce.

The mail was received by the Farmington resident on July 26, police said. The exact nature of the piece of mail was not released.

Farmington police did release the following statement:

Farmington police said they are taking the incident "very seriously" and are working with the United States Postal Inspection Service to determine the origin and the sender of the
envelope.

Anyone who may have information about the case can contact detectives at 860-675-2462 and
reference case No. 20-10018.

The Farmington Town Council released a statement on the matter:

"It was recently brought to the Town Council’s attention that one of the members of our Racial Equality Taskforce has been the target of a malicious and disgusting display of racism. The actions of this individual are not a representation of the Farmington Community and we feel it is imperative that the Town publicly and vehemently denounce this behavior and take all available action. We stand with the victim of this hateful act and with the entire Black community of Farmington.

"The Town of Farmington and the Farmington Police Department are currently working to determine the origin of this letter and will take the appropriate action under the fullest extent of the law. This behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

"This highlights how important the work of the Racial Equality Taskforce is.

"The members will be working diligently to fight for equality and combat injustice in all forms. Racism has no place here, and we are grateful for the individuals that have volunteered to lead this effort."