State and federal authorities are investigating dozens of letters containing a “suspicious white powder” that were sent to Kansas lawmakers and officials across the state, a terrifying case of what appears to be politically motivated intimidation at a time when leftists have resorted to increasingly aggressive methods to protest laws that have been enacted against abortion, transgender groomers, and genital mutilation surgery on minors.
On Friday, the letters were received by Republican members of the state legislature as well as Kansas Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach with it being reported that the number of threatening letters received being as numbering more than 70 as the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) as well as the FBI are hard at work trying to find the culprit.
“Law enforcement is working to safely collect the letters and investigate the incidents,” the KBI said in a statement. “Currently, no injuries have been reported, but we ask everyone to remain vigilant in handling mail.”
Kansas State Senator Molly Baumgardner, a Republican, spoke with Kansas City ABC affiliate KMBC after she received one of the letters.
(Video: YouTube/KMBC)
“Kansas Legislators that are Republican are being targeted,” she said. “There is some message. The message is somewhat unclear but it was intended to be threatening.”
The cryptic message in part read, “It is important not to choke on your ambition,” and was signed by “your secret despirer,” whether the same letter was received by all of those who were targeted in the terroristic act is unclear.
“We’re using our finest resources and it’s being squandered because someone – or a group of people – are very deliberately trying to make a point,” Baumgardner said, adding that whoever sent the letters used return addresses associated with houses of worship.
“Whoever sent this, you know, spent the time to look up addresses,” she said. “It now appears that return addresses aren’t for actual individuals but they are addresses for churches.”
A spokesperson for Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Republican from Witchita said “several of our members have received envelopes,” declining to comment further due to the ongoing investigation,” the Kansas City Star reported.
In a distributed message from Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, members were informed that “some elected officials have received packets with suspicious contents,” according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
“The matter is being addressed by the KBI, but please be alert for any suspicious package and use caution when opening mail,” Masterson said. “If you have something that looks odd, please contact the KBI prior to opening OR if you find a white substance, please call the KBI prior to handling.”
“The FBI, along with our local and state law enforcement partners, have responded to incidents involving suspicious letters in Kansas,” Dixon Land, a spokesperson for the Kansas City FBI office said. “We do encourage the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement.”
“Everybody has to be concerned,” Baumgardner told KMBC. “Everyone has to take this, and any subsequent threats like this very seriously.”
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