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All of this over proposed changes to how trash is collected.
St. Paul Minnesota police are investigating who may have sent threatening and racist messages to Mayor Melvin Carter in the days leading up to a contentious vote on organized trash collection.
In a voice mail left Monday at Carter’s office, an anonymous caller using racial slurs warned that if taxes increase, Carter will have to “pay for it” and be forced to put “bulletproof windows” in his house, said police spokesman Sgt. Mike Ernster.
Hate letters mailed to City Hall earlier this month contained newspaper clippings about the upcoming trash referendum with handwritten notes in black Sharpie.
One addressed to Carter, the city’s first African-American mayor, said: “This is what we get for voting a (racial epithet) boy.” Another envelope sent in June read, “This is B.S. you (expletive) (racial slur).”
St. Paul Mayor Carter receives threatening, racist messages on trash debate; police investigating
With people voicing opinions on social media and other forums, anger has also been directed at Carter. As with past St. Paul mayors, he has a police officer assigned to him for security.
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