Las Vegas Police are searching for a man who entered a synagogue on June 4, on Shabbat and during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and threatened congregants.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police bulletin, “On June 4, 2022, at approximately 10:20 a.m., patrol officers responded to a synagogue located in the 9000 block of Hillpointe Road for a report of a suspicious person. Upon arriving, security advised officers that an unidentified male entered and caused a disturbance and made threatening comments.”
While the release from the police department did not identify the synagogue, Temple Sinai Las Vegas did address the incident on its Facebook page.
“We are sharing with our community that we were targeted this morning by an individual who attempted to enter our building. At this time, we don’t know his intent; however, we decided to err on the side of caution to lock down the campus. 9-1-1 was notified of this incident,” and the Metropolitan Police responded to Temple Sinai, along with detectives from the counter-terrorism section.
Shavuot programs went on as scheduled but with additional security.