Crime & Safety
Man Convicted For Threatening SF Synagogue
Anatoly Smolkin will be sentenced later this month.
SAN FRANCISCO — A man who made criminal threats to a synagogue last year has been convicted by jury, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Anatoly Smolkin, 39, was convicted after he threatened to destroy Temple Emanu-El in the Inner Richmond in April 2022.
At around noon on that day, Smolkin walked up to the front entrance of Temple Emanu-Eland and threatened to blow it up and kill everyone there.
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On-site security notified authorities, and Smolkin was arrested without incident by the San Francisco Police Department.
Smolkin faces up to six years in state prison. His sentencing is scheduled for August 28.
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