A number of Connecticut Democrats mentioned they had been focused by bomb threats on their properties on Thanksgiving Day.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) mentioned on Thursday that he was notified of a bomb risk focusing on his Connecticut dwelling. Himes, a member of the Home Intelligence Committee, mentioned a number of regulation enforcement officers responded to the incident and {that a} bomb was not found.
“Thankfully, after a swift and thorough response from the United States Capitol Police, the Greenwich Police Department, and the Stamford Police Department, no evidence of a bomb was found. Mary, Emma, Linley, and I extend our utmost gratitude to our local law enforcement officers for their immediate action to ensure our safety,” Himes mentioned in a press release.
“There is no place for political violence in this country, and I hope that we may all continue through the holiday season with peace and civility,” he added.
The Hill has reached out to the Greenwich Police Division for remark.
Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) additionally shared on Thursday that regulation enforcement got here to his home “in response to a bomb threat.” He mentioned that the bomb was not discovered on the property and that his members of the family had been protected. He thanked the East Hartford Police Division “for their swift and professional response in ensuring the safety of my family.”
“I am grateful that my colleagues in the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, who received similar threats, are also safe,” he mentioned. “Thanks again to law enforcement at every level, from local, to state, to federal.”
The East Hartford Police Division confirmed to The Hill that they responded to the bomb risk within the mailbox. The regulation enforcement searched the world and mailbox, however they didn’t discover “any evidence of a bomb or anything suspicious,” in accordance with the division’s public data officer.
Equally, Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) mentioned in a press release that she was notified by native authorities that they acquired a “threatening email stating a pipe bomb had been placed in the mailbox at my home.”
Hayes mentioned that state police and Wolcott Police Division responded and that following a search, didn’t uncover a bomb or any explosive supplies. She added that the investigation is ongoing.
Wolcott Police Division confirmed the incident to The Hill and mentioned they’re performing a joint investigation alongside state police and the U.S. Capital Police.
“I thank law enforcement for their swift attention to this matter, their actions demonstrate there is no place in our country for political violence,” Hayes mentioned in a press release on Thursday.
Democratic lawmaker Joe Courtney (Conn.) was focused with a bomb risk Thursday morning, his spokesperson mentioned in a press release to The Hill.
Native authorities, U.S. Capitol Police and the bomb squad responded to the scene and a bomb was not discovered on the property.
“Joe and Audrey extend their utmost gratitude to the law enforcement officers, whose response should signal to perpetrators that these types of threats will not be tolerated,” Courtney’s spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
The threats come shortly after a number of of President-elect Trump’s appointees and nominees had been equally focused by bomb threats earlier this week, together with present Republican Home lawmakers Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), who Trump tapped to be his ambassador to the United Nations, and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Ore.), his selection for Labor secretary.
President Biden was briefed on Wednesday’s incidents, in accordance with a White Home spokesperson. The FBI mentioned on Wednesday that it was conscious of “numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees” and that it was “working with our law enforcement partners.”
The Hill has reached out to U.S. Capitol Police for remark.
