On Thursday, March 11th, 2021, a number of households around Monmouth found small plastic bags filled with rocks and printed propaganda material on COVID-19 with reference to White Lives Matter. These bags were found in the driveway of private residences, and no property damage occurred. The leaflets and inclusion of rocks appear to be similar to other incidents throughout Illinois this week. The handouts also include various websites that sell untested medical supplements. As the majority of the material appears to be aimed towards marketing a medical supplement that is shipped from Florida, it is not believed that the material originated from a local source and is instead part of a guerilla marketing campaign.
The department asks any members of the public who may have home security camera footage or information on this incident to please contact the Monmouth Police Department at 309-734-8383.
The incident is currently under investigation, and no further information is available for release at this time.
***Report Courtesy of the Monmouth Police Department***
