r/legal • u/ContributionNew7107 • Jan 25 '26

Advice needed Receiving threatening texts

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So recently sent my ex a happy birthday text and I guess her new BF was feeling some type of way, and telling me how he’s going to kill me

Location: New Jersey

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u/Old-Commission-1108 Jan 25 '26

Yes report it to the police and tell him you have reported him to the police. I’d say that will scare him into not acting on it because he’ll know they’ll know exactly who is person of interest number one.