PRESS RELEASE - State Environmental Conservation Officers’ Union Calls for Calm in Wake of Wildlife Seizure

Friday, November 08, 2024

Social Media Misinformation Sparks Bomb and Death Threats to Encon Officers and DEC Civilian Staff

Albany, NY (November 8, 2024) – The union representing New York State’s Environmental Conservation Officers today called for calm in the wake of the recent seizure of a squirrel and raccoon in Chemung County. The misinformation propagated on social media has resulted in unconscionable threats against Environmental Conservation Officers and DEC staffers’ lives, along with threats to blow up regional DEC offices and employees’ homes and even targeting an elected Judge.

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