Police Investigating Swastika, Message Found At NJ Synagogue

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — A swastika sticker and message were discovered over the weekend at a synagogue in Mount Laurel, and police are now investigating.

According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, officers were dispatched Sunday to the Adath Emanu-El Synagogue on Elbo Lane investigate an antisemitic sticker placed on a no-parking sign in the temple's parking lot.

Police said the sticker had the image of a swastika with the caption, “We are everywhere.” Investigators believe the sticker had been on the sign for some time.

"We are saddened by the message of hate placed at the synagogue to intimidate our Jewish community, and our community denounces this act," the police department said in a statement posted to Facebook. "Finding this symbol of hate is especially troubling during the holiday season when we are meant to reflect on what is good in the world and in our lives."

"We condemn this and all acts of hatred directed at anyone or any group, but it is especially despicable to desecrate the grounds of a synagogue or other House of Worship," the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Detectives from the Mount Laurel Police Department are asking the public for help to identify who is responsible for putting up the Nazi sticker and message. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department at 856-234-8300. Tips can be made anonymously.