New Jersey synagogues have begun ramping up safety sources following an tried arson assault on a synagogue Sunday.
Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield was the goal of a Molotov cocktail assault round 3:19 a.m. native time Sunday, police stated. Officers responded to a property injury report round 9:30 a.m. and decided a Molotov cocktail was thrown on the temple door.
Surveillance footage reveals a Caucasian male approaching the entrance door, lighting the Molotov cocktail, after which throwing it on the entrance door. The glass bottle didn’t break or trigger any injury, police stated in an announcement.
The suspect is then seen fleeing the scene down the driveway. He’s presently nonetheless at massive and police are investigating the incident as a possible bias crime and tried arson. Temple Ner Tamid stated in an announcement they anticipated “heightened police presence into the week.”
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Surveillance footage reveals a Caucasian male approaching the entrance door, lighting the Molotov cocktail, after which throwing it on the entrance door.
(Bloomfield Division of Public Security)
“We’re grateful that our not too long ago enhanced safety efforts proved efficient throughout this occasion partially, as a result of New Jersey Nonprofit Safety Grant we obtained from the New Jersey Workplace of Homeland Safety and Preparedness,” the synagogue workers stated in an announcement. “As at all times, the response from the Bloomfield police was well timed {and professional}. We admire their partnership, at present and at all times.”
Temple Ner Tamid additionally said they have been working along side the Jewish Federation of Higher MetroWest NJ and the AntiDefamation League (ADL) following the incident.
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Bloomfield Police said Bloomfield detectives together with “Essex County Prosecutors Workplace, FBI, and A.T.F.” have been additionally notified of the incident. There may be presently an ongoing joint investigation of the assault.
Surveillance footage reveals a Caucasian male approaching the entrance door, lighting the Molotov cocktail, after which throwing it on the entrance door.
(Bloomfield Division of Public Security)
Livingston Police tweeted Sunday shortly after the incident that they have been conscious of the assault and can be rising their patrols till extra info was obtained.
“The Livingston Police Division is rising patrols and including sources to make sure the security of all our Jewish synagogues and faculties,” Captain Thomas Smith with the Livingston Police Division instructed Fox Information Digital. “At any time when a heinous occasion occurs in a group, phrase spreads rapidly and we take a proactive method to thwart extra acts.”
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The arson assault at Temple Ner Tamid comes days after Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday together with a latest rise in antisemitic incidents.
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Smith stated he was “below the impression” that “all native police departments” can be taking the identical precautionary steps.
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The arson assault comes days after Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday together with a latest rise in antisemitic incidents. Bias feedback on social media from celebrities have not too long ago drawn headlines together with a variety of synagogue assaults through the years, particularly in Poway, California, Colleyville, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Fox Information’ Mitch Picasso contributed to this report.