Interesting. Whitewater straddles two counties where Trump won handily in 2016 and 2020. Jefferson and Walworth. So, not a terribly woke area.
Did someone higher up put pressure on the local police to keep things mum?
I travel through that area frequently. Over the past few years there has been a great influx of migrants. I think the goal of government is to alter the demographics of the electorate in conservative areas.