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El Paso Police Open Investigation Into KKK Halloween Robes
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- Police chief Peter Pacillas opened an investigation into a Halloween gathering featuring KKK robes.
- El Paso Police are reviewing possible hate-crime, disorderly conduct, or terroristic-threat violations.
- Rep. Veronica Escobar condemned the KKK costume display as unacceptable and hateful.
- NAACP El Paso president Carl B. Dwyer Jr. denounced the robes as a racist symbol.
- State Sen. Cesar Blanco called the KKK costume behavior unacceptable and unrepresentative of El Paso.