UPDATED – 7-13-23 2pm

Celina Police Department

The Celina Police Department received information of a flyer that was circulating on social media involving a rally at Lakeshore Park next weekend. An officer with this agency did locate and speak with the creator of this flyer who reported that it was posted on social media as a joke. The city of Celina administration also confirms that there has not been any organization or person that has been issued a permit to rent the park for that day.

(7-12-23) A poster was found today at Celina’s Lake Shore Park suggesting that a Klu Klux Klan type event is scheduled for July 22nd at Lake Shore Park.

WHIO-TV contacted Celina Police Chief Tom Wale about the event poster and his response was that he didn’t think it was real —

“Nothing has been arranged with the City of Celina for renting space for this supposed event. It appears that this is someone’s idea of a joke.”

In the report Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel said that the FBI was aware of the poster.

To this point no official release has come from Celina officials.

On June 24th Celina was the site of a Small Town Pride event that included several protestors. Nothing has connected those protestors seen below to the poster.

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