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Katie Hobbs' campaign headquarters was burglarized • Arizona Mirror [1]

['Jerod Macdonald-Evoy', 'More From Author', '- October']

Date: 2022-10

The Phoenix Police department is investigating after the campaign headquarters for Democratic candidate for Governor Katie Hobbs was burglarized Monday night.

Officers were called to the office near Virginia and Central Avenues Tuesday afternoon and learned that items were taken from the property “sometime during the night,” according to Phoenix Police spokesman Sgt. Phil Krynsky.

No suspects have been identified at this time and detectives are checking security cameras in an attempt to identify and locate the person or persons involved in the burglary.

Here’s the unidentified potential suspect that broke into the @katiehobbs campaign office this week from security cameras. https://t.co/chpgNloVR1 pic.twitter.com/6BUTOzo0PP — Dillon Rosenblatt (@DillonReedRose) October 27, 2022

Hobbs, who was elected secretary of state in 2018, has been the subject of threats and intimidation recently, with many people emboldened by false claims surrounding the election. Hobbs, State Elections Director Kori Lorick and an unnamed employee at the Secretary of State’s Office received a death threat earlier this month, which was forwarded to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Nicole DeMont, Hobbs’ campaign manager, confirmed the break-in in a statement to the Arizona Mirror, saying that they are cooperating with law enforcement and are “thankful to the men and women of the Phoenix Police Department for their work to keep us safe.”

“Secretary Hobbs and her staff have faced hundreds of death threats and threats of violence over the course of this campaign,” DeMont said. “Throughout this race, we have been clear that the safety of our staff and of the Secretary is our number one priority.

The Phoenix Police Department would not say exactly what items were taken citing an “active investigation.”

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