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Police: Teen made up report of racial threats
14-year-old wrote a note signed "KKK"
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A teenage girl who police say faked a racial death threat was turned back over to her parents after being arrested. The 14-year-old Thomas Street girl reportedly crafted a note, which she taped to her aunt's North Main Street door, and then "found" the note, said Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner. On July 16, the teen reported finding the note, which police say contained a racial slur and a death threat and was signed "KKK." The juvenile advised officers that she observed a red truck displaying the Confederate battle flag leaving the area, he said.
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