Police: Woman threatened mass shooting at K-9’s memorial service

Think you can post threats on Facebook targeting police and get away with it?

Think again.

A Boca Raton woman accused of threatening a mass shooting over the death of a police dog named Cigo was arrested on felony charges Saturday by a detective with the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office.

Jill Hoffman, 66, posted more than 100 threatening comments on the agency’s Facebook page after Cigo was killed in the line of duty during a Christmas Eve shooting, an arrest report says.

The comments were “aggressive in nature” and blamed Cigo’s death on the Sheriff’s Office, police say.

Hoffmann allegedly made this comment under an announcement regarding the memorial service for Cigo: “Great venue for a mass shooting.”

Under the agency’s post about active shooting training for civilians, police say Hoffman wrote: “I hope all of you are the first to be shot!!”

And under an item about a deputy building a North Pole mailbox for children, detectives say she wrote: “How about building yourselves coffins and jumping in them. You’re going to need them.”

Hoffman is accused of posting her comments using the name Michael R. Reed, Detective Matthew Ott said in his arrest report.

Cigo and his handler, Deputy Ryan Soriano, were part of a team hunting down two suspects wanted for attempted murder who were spotted at a Wellington mall on Christmas Eve.

When deputies approached the suspects, one of them took off running.

Soriano sent Cigo after him. The agency says the suspect shot at deputies but hit Cigo.

The 3-year-old German shepherd was rushed to an emergency vet, but died from his wounds.

“Remember, the dog did his job and he saved those officers’ lives,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at Cigo’s memorial service.

The agency has awarded Cigo with the office’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor.

The service, held Jan. 10 at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, drew dozens of deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office, the Broward Sheriff ’s Office and other agencies.

It was unclear Sunday whether Hoffman attended the service.

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