Overview
- Police arrested a person near 12 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway on Thursday morning after reviewing synagogue surveillance to identify the suspect.
- Staff found antisemitic graffiti with a swastika at Congregation Beth Shalom on Wednesday outside the front entrance, according to the rabbi.
- Oak Park submitted the case to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, which is reviewing possible charges.
- Public Safety increased patrols around houses of worship, schools, parks and other gathering spots to reassure residents.
- The incident, part of a week of similar antisemitic graffiti cases in Metro Detroit that included arrests in Sterling Heights, has the synagogue weighing more cameras and other security steps.