Source: New York Post
Local authorities alerted the Michigan synagogue targeted by an antisemitic attacker Thursday about a potential rise in threats against Jewish institutions just two days before the assault, the local sheriff told The Post on Friday. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said he texted with the head of security at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield with some “information and ideas” about how to further protect the place of worship as fears grew over how recent violence in the Middle East could translate to local mayhem. “So we were talking even before it happened, and we were very much on alert, so when it did happen, the security team immediately did what they were trained to do and what they needed to do, and they responded to the threat,” Bouchard said.
