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Anthony M. Graziano
(MUGSHOT: Bergen County Prosecutor)
Authorities found the materials left outside the synagogue after questioning Anthony M. Graziano — but before K9 sweeps for “accelerants and flammables” began Wednesday afternoon — two sources with direct knowledge of the case told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
“He wasn’t always riding the bike with these devices,” one of them said. “He would hide [them] at the location and then go back later.”
A squad of specially trained dogs was dispatched Wednesday afternoon to search for accelerants within a 10-mile radius of Graziano’s home.
“It’s more a matter of putting everybody at ease than anything else,” although there remains an admittedly scant possibility that other “pre-deployed devices” might be found, one of the law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
The radius was chosen because Graziano doesn’t have a car. Authorities allege he made several trips to and from various targets on his bicycle.
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced Wednesday afternoon that he requested the sweeps.
In turn, Bergen County Police Lt. James Giblin — who is heading the initiative — called on the sheriffs in Essex and Morris, as well as the state Fire Marshal, through the State Police “Detect and Render Safe Task Force,” to boost the ranks of his specially trained unit and assure in-depth searches.
The team headed by Giblin covered nearly half of 70 listed sites on Wednesday. The investigators were to resume today.
Molinelli said he went public with the information so that if people see the dogs and uniformed officers around, they’ll “be aware of [the] purpose and objective.”
Graziano remains held on $5 million bail in the Bergen County Jail on charges that include several counts of attempted murder following a brief court hearing Wednesday in Hackensack.
“Some good investigative work by the prosecutor’s office, local police, the FBI and the ATF may have prevented further damage — and possibly more serious injuries,” one of sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
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