Police arrest suspect over synagogue vandalism in Tucson, Arizona
Police in Tucson, Arizona, have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the recent vandalism of a synagogue.
During the attack, windows were smashed at the Kol Ami Synagogue in midtown Tucson.
After reviewing CCTV footage from the synagogue – formerly Temple Emanu-El – Police arrested Dustin Wilkerson.
Local Councilman Steve Kozachik condemned the attack telling a local news channel that such behaviour was “totally unacceptable” and did not “reflect who we are as Tucsonans;” did not “reflect the spirit of Tucson” or the “ethics of Tucson.”
He added that if the vandals “have any kind of sense of dignity and self-respect,” they ought to go back to the synagogue “and offer to pay for the replacement of the glass.”
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