Tuesday, February 08, 2011

No threats reported to authorities over Palin's planned speech in Glendale

Denver Post

The nonprofit that called off a speech by Sarah Palin, citing "safety concerns resulting from an onslaught of negative feedback received by the organization" never reported any threats to law enforcement agencies.Palin, a former Alaska governor and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was to be the keynote speaker at the Sharon K. Pacheco Foundation's Patriots & Warriors Gala on May 2 at the Infinity Park Event Center in Glendale.

Glendale Police Chief Victor Ross said the foundation notified his department of Palin's visit, which Ross said was confirmed with the center.Ross said nobody has reported any danger surrounding the event since then.

"We've had no problems," Ross said. "We are not aware of any specific threats."In a Facebook posting Jan. 10, the foundation said Palin would speak at a fundraiser for military families. Tickets were $185 each. On Friday, the foundation's media relations manager again announced the speech, and ticket prices had been slashed by 50 percent.
On Saturday, the Centennial-based foundation said in a release that the event had been canceled "due to an onslaught of personal attacks against Gov. Palin and others associated with her appearance.".....................

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