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But the graffiti was unrelated to "credible" statewide threats made against New Jersey synagogues that led the FBI to issue an alert Thursday, Nov. 3, Lakewood police and other Ocean County authorities said.
“This (graffiti) incident is currently under investigation and there is no evidence to indicate that there is any connection with the FBI warning,” the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Lakewood Captain Gregory Staffordsmith said, "The criminal mischief investigation is active and we are working with school officials to help identify the culprits."
Lakewood News Network was the first outlet to report on the school graffiti. LNN reported that one threat said “Die” followed by an epithet referring to a Jewish school. The other threat said: “Die Thursday.”
The religious schools were not identified.
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