(CNN) — Idaho police officers arrested 31 people Saturday who are believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front, after they were seen gathering near a Pride parade in the city of Coeur d’Alene, authorities said. Barker said Coeur d’Alene police are the lead law enforcement agency investigating the situation. The group split from another white supremacist group, Vanguard America, in late August 2017, per the ADL. Coeur d’Alene Mayor Jim Hammond said in a statement that “hate and violence has no place” in the city. The operation in Coeur d’Alene began when a concerned citizen informed police “approximately 20 people jumped into a U-Haul.

Source: CNN June 13, 2022 03:26 UTC