Taylor candidate for city treasurer receives threatening voicemail

Candidate for metropolis treasurer receives threatening voicemails

Two voicemails from an unknown quantity have been not too long ago left on Amira Garza’s voicemail. She’s searching for metropolis treasures and he or she tells FOX 2 the marketing campaign initially went nice, however it all turned to worry and sleepless nights after what she believes was a hateful assault.

TAYLOR, MI (FOX 2) – A candidate operating for workplace in Taylor goes to police earlier than heading to the polls after she says somebody left hateful messages on her telephone.

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Two voicemails from an unknown quantity have been not too long ago left on Amira Garza’s voicemail. She needs to run for metropolis treasurer, and he or she tells FOX 2 the marketing campaign went nice at first, however that each one turned to worry and sleepless nights after what she believes was a hateful assault.

Garza says she additionally knew politics had a darkish facet, as her husband has held many native and state elected positions. However she mentioned the private assaults on her and her household wouldn’t be tolerated.

That is why she filed a police report, hoping to catch the particular person accountable, whereas persevering with her marketing campaign to be elected city treasurer in Taylor.

“I do not perceive how this hatred nonetheless exists. Clearly we see it daily, however the racism, the ugliness of it. I am operating for a place in my metropolis to serve my neighborhood, and I simply do not perceive how I can obtain this hatred whereas making an attempt to do good,” Garza mentioned.

FOX 2 reached out to her opponent, Nicone Dragone, for remark, and he mentioned this.

“If that occurred, it is horrible. I hope they report it to the police and whoever did it’s caught and punished,” Dragone mentioned.

What’s subsequent:

Garza has filed a police report and is now working with the mobile phone firm to hint the quantity to allow them to decide the origin of the decision.

As for what she plans to do subsequent, she tells FOX 2 that her household comes first, however she is not giving up on politics.