Hoover officials are condemning threats and slurs aimed at City Council candidate Tanveer Patel, as police and federal investigators review a wave of harassment tied to next week’s election.

According to CBS 42, Hoover Police and the FBI were notified after Patel reported receiving online messages that included racial insults and death threats.

Patel, a city resident running for Place 1, said the attacks were posted on her campaign’s Facebook page in recent days.

At a Tuesday press conference, Patel described the toll the harassment has taken on her family. “We came to this country from India and I have been blessed to live here and live the American dream,” she said.

“These past few days have been painful, very painful. My family and I have received hateful messages, insults, even dea

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