Barrington Police Report White Nationalist Flyers Posted in Town
Sunday, May 28, 2023
The Barrington Police Department posted to multiple social media accounts alerting town residents of reports of white nationalist propaganda being posted in the town.
The police shared the following on Facebook:
The Barrington Police Department has been made aware of several complaints relating to White Nationalist propaganda flyers being left throughout the town. We are currently investigating.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWe ask that residents with private security cameras please check your footage for any signs of suspicious activity relating to this case and to notify our Detective Division immediately.
If needed, you may utilize our confidential tip line: 401-437-3933
In May GoLocal reported that an assessment by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that white supremacist propaganda activity reached an all-time high in the United States and in New England in 2022.
ADL recorded 6,751 incidents nationally in 2022, a 38% increase over the 4,876 incidents recorded during the previous year.
The five states that comprise the ADL New England region collectively experienced an astounding 96% increase in recorded propaganda activity from 2021 with each state noting an increase in such activity.
ADL reported:
In addition to the July march through Boston Common by white nationalist hate group, Patriot Front, New England propaganda activities included gatherings by white supremacists with antisemitic, racist, anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ messages at local bookstores, libraries, theaters, shelters and hospitals in Boston, Cambridge, Kingston, Providence and Portsmouth.
They also included displays of racist and antisemitic banners at Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and on the Route 1 overpasses in Danvers and Saugus, Massachusetts on September 11.
In 2022, hateful propaganda appeared in every state in ADL’s New England region and each state recorded an increase in such activity from 2022:
Massachusetts - 465 incidents, up 72%.
New Hampshire – 183 incidents, up 383%.
Rhode Island – 142 incidents, up 74%.
Vermont - 131 incidents, up 6%.
Maine – 30 incidents, up 50%.
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