Crime & Safety
Man Who Made Bomb Threats at Upper East Side Synagogue Facing Hate Crime Charges
Police have arrested and charged a man who made threats to bomb the Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A Long Island man is facing charges of threatening to blow up an Upper East Side synagogue over the phone.
William Glen, of Elmont, called the Temple Emanu-El multiple times earlier in June threatening to put a bomb in the synagogue and to kill Jews, JPupdates first reported.
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Glen was arrested Thursday, June 23, and has been charged with aggravated harassment, court records indicate. The charge is being considered a hate crime, according to the records.
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Glen appeared in court Friday, June 24 and is being held on $50,000 cash bail, according to court records. His next appearance in court is scheduled for Tuesday, June 29.
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