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Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues
Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities in the Hudson Valley are monitoring bomb threats sent over email targeting synagogues across New York as Rosh Hashanah comes to a close. The threats were detailed in an announcement by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Oct. 4, in which authorities said they were made aware of a "pattern of bomb threats" sent via email targeting New York synagogues and containing "vitriolic language."  All federal, state, and local intelligence centers have not identified any credible information regarding the threats, which are now actively being investigated, the Sheriff's Offi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals In NY Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals In NY Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say
Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals In NY Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say A man is facing federal charges in connection with a series of bomb threats that were made against Jewish hospitals in New York. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with making bomb threats and related offenses in an indictment that was unsealed in Oregon federal court on Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to prosecutors, Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic himself…

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by Michael Mashburn