In a recent development, Miami-Dade police have taken Mohamed Al Saccal into custody on charges of hate crimes, following allegations of his targeted harassment of Jewish individuals in Sunny Isles Beach.
As reported by Local10, Al Saccal is facing charges for alleged intimidation based on religious or ethnic heritage, in addition to attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The Sunny Isles Beach Police Department has revealed that Al Saccal has been causing distress to members of the Jewish community over several days. His arrest was triggered by a particularly unsettling incident where he confronted a Jewish couple en route to their synagogue, while they were engrossed in reading the Torah.
Sergeant Brian Schnell of the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department provided a detailed account of the incident. He stated that Al Saccal approached the couple, pursued them, and hurled anti-Semitic slurs at them, including statements such as all Jews are the devil and all Jews must die.
The authorities are of the belief that Al Saccal could be implicated in several similar occurrences. Over the past three days now, weve received calls about members of our Jewish community being harassed, tormented," Schnell elaborated.
Schnell further emphasized the department's stance on such incidents, stating, We are not by any means, going to tolerate any type of crime geared towards hate or a specific group regardless of whats going on in the world, regardless of what side this person is on.
During his arrest at the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department headquarters, Al Saccal defended himself, claiming, I didnt say anything to Jews; I am 10% Jew. Despite his claims, the police are actively investigating the potential of classifying these crimes as hate crimes.
This incident comes amidst a significant rise in Anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S., coinciding with the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. The Anti-Defamation League reports that between October 7 and December 7, over 2,000 antisemitic incidents were reported across the country, marking a staggering 337% increase compared to the previous year.
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