BANGOR, Maine — Some residents of Appleton and Union are reporting that they received fliers purportedly left for them by the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
At least one or two recipients lodged complaints Sunday with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a Knox County Regional Communications Center dispatcher confirmed.
Information about the complaints was not immediately available late Sunday. Sgt. Patrick Polky did not immediately return a message left for him Sunday afternoon.
A photo provided to the Bangor Daily News shows that the fliers bear the KKK’s insignia, a drawing of a Klansman wearing the group’s well-known white pointed hood and long robe, the U.S. flag and the toll-free number for the organization’s 24-hour Klanline.
The statements “Thank you!,” “We fully support all the men and women in blue” and “Police Lives Matter” appear prominently in the center of the flier.
A message left on the Klanline’s media inquiry extension was not returned on Sunday. A recording said the office was closed at that time.
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