East Haven , Connecticut ( CNN ) -- Two days after a Connecticut mayor delivered an errant comment about eating tacos to support East Haven Latinos , some of whom are the alleged victims of police mistreatment , Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. apparently got his wish . Some 500 tacos were delivered to his office Thursday after a Latino activist group called Junta for Progressive Action launched a text-for-tacos campaign to draw attention to the comment , which Maturo later apologized for . In the interview Tuesday , a local reporter pointed out that there were no Latino officers on East Haven 's police force . `` And your point being ? '' Maturo responded . Asked what he planned to do for the Latino community in light of the discrimination allegations , the mayor said , `` I might have tacos when I go home , I 'm not quite sure yet . '' That set off the activist group , a local branch of the Reform Immigration for America organization , which said that anytime someone texts the word `` taco '' to 69866 , it will deliver a taco to the mayor on their behalf . They 've received more than 2,600 texts , the group said in a statement Thursday . `` The mayor has shown a total lack of respect for the constituents he has been sworn to serve to the best of his ability , '' said Henry Fernandez , spokesman for the group . Maturo twice apologized for the comments , saying his words were largely a product of stress . Still , some 500 tacos were placed inside his office ; the rest are already being rerouted to local food-assistance outlets . `` The town of East Haven has received an abundance of tacos as a result of the campaign initiated by the group 'Reform Immigration for America , ' '' said Maturo in a statement . `` Recognizing that there are many in need in our state , we have arranged for all of the tacos to be donated to local soup kitchens and pantries , including the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven . '' He added that `` the events of the past few days have focused our town , and my administration , on the need to deal sensitively and compassionately with the challenges currently facing our town . '' On Tuesday , FBI agents arrested four East Haven police officers accused of playing a role in abuse of Latino residents and business owners , performing illegal searches , making false arrests and harassing immigrant rights advocates . The arrests are the first to stem from a federal investigation into racial profiling in the city and follow a scathing December report from the U.S. Justice Department that accused the town 's police of engaging in `` discriminatory policing against Latinos . '' CNN 's Sheila Steffen and Jason Carroll contributed to this report .
Some 500 meals were delivered to office of the East Haven Mayor . It was part of a text - for - food campaign in response to the mayor 's comments Tuesday . Mayor had remarked he would help Latinos by eating them . Those tacos and more are expected to be delivered to local food - assistance agencies .