Crime & Safety

Jewish Community Center Subject of Bomb Threat Again

The Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay is the subject of a bomb threat Monday. A center in St. Paul was also targeted.

WHITEFISH BAY, WI — For the second time in less than a month, the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay is the subject of a bomb threat.

According to a FOX 6 report, police officials reported that a bomb threat was called into the Jewish Community Center just after 10 a.m. Feb. 20.

Because Monday is a holiday, there was a limited number of people who had to be evacuated, FOX is reporting.

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St. Paul Jewish Community Center also Targeted

Saint Paul police say the Jewish Community Center in Highland Park was evacuated due to a bomb threat. Students were moved to a nearby fire station while the building was being cleared.

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Another Threat

The Jewish Community Center also was the subject of a bomb threat in late January. At that time, Jewish community centers across the country reported bomb scares that were delivered via telephone.

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