Raleigh spent $165,000 to guard police chief's home

Online rumors mistakenly said a Raleigh officer had shot and killed a 16-year-old. Police said Torres was armed when he was shot, and he survived the incident.

The Raleigh Police Department said Deck-Brown's address was shared online during the protest, and she began to receive "numerous angry and threatening emails," Donna-maria Harris, a police department spokeswoman, said in an email Tuesday.

"As numerous protests continued to happen in Raleigh throughout the year, the chief continued to receive threatening emails and phone calls," Harris said, noting that the threats also posed a danger to Deck-Brown's neighbors and their property.

The protective detail ended on Thanksgiving, Harris said. She didn't disclose when the threatening calls and emails began tailing off or whether the chief is still receiving them.

"It is unsettling to know that there are individuals in the community and across the nation who threaten our police chief. However, that is the harsh reality that we face," she said.