Officials in Bloomfield are on the defensive after a band with alleged white supremacist ties performed at the VFW hall in town.
Bloomfield police say the event was held June 27 at VFW Post 711. But Chief George Ricci says that reports that the Bloomfield Police Department provided security for the event are false.
“After information regarding the event was identified by a Department Lieutenant in charge of Criminal Intelligence, I directed the Sergeant on duty to conduct an investigation and gather additional information. Officers spoke with the event organizer, who denied claims of any Nazi or white supremacist affiliation,” Ricci wrote in a statement…