Shawn Brokos

The Panther Hollow Bridge, a connection between Oakland and Squirrel Hill, reopened today, Friday, August 14th after a nearly 2-year restoration project.

Eric Holman was arrested in Erie by the FBI for sending online antisemitic threats targeting Jews and encouraging armed violence at a synagogue.

2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the Jewish Diaspora in more than three decades.

Learn how proactive planning is essential to ensuring our communities remain safe, welcoming and prepared for the High Holidays.

Jewish organizations across at least 15 states received identical antisemitic letters.

The fence at Carnegie Mellon University has now been painted 6 times in less than a month with antisemitic graffiti.

The Non-Profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is now open.

PennDOT has announced a closure of Interstate 376 (Parkway East) for approximately 25 days between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Edgewood/Swissvale exits.

Please Be Aware On Wednesday, Edward Owens, Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison pursuant to his online, antisemitic threats directed at a local public official. He was also charged with making false statements to the FBI relative to weapons possession. We are grateful for the diligent work of the FBI and US […]

Two petitions are underway for federal defendant Mohamad Hamad by his supporters. One is a petition for his release, the other is a petition to fund his defense.

Pennsylvania State Police will start citing drivers for picking up their phones even at a red-light starting June 6 as the Paul Miller law goes into effect.

Jarrett Buba, the man who attacked two University of Pittsburgh students in August 2024 has been sentenced to five years probation and will be remanded to a mental health facility until he completes a program supervised by a Judge.

So far in 2026 we have 104 logged incidents in our Virtual Command Center which is in comparison to 146 at this time last year.

Check out local road closure that may impact your weekend plans.

Jeremy Brokaw, the Zanesville, Ohio, man accused of distributing over a hundred antisemitic and racist flyers throughout Squirrel Hill last May, did not show up in court this Thursday to address his appeal of the charges. Brokaw and his attorney claim they never got notice of the court appearance. The appeal was dismissed since they did not show, but it has now been reinstated by the Judge, with a new court date on June 3.

The non-profit Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB – ISAO) this week issued a bulletin cautioning that overall and physical threat levels remain at SEVERE. This rating is based on the ongoing Iranian war, continued attacks on Houses of Worship (HOW) in Europe, Swatting incidents targeting US HOW this week, the attempted assassination plot of key White House officials to include President Trump and the interdiction of the threat to “kill as many Jews as possible” at Congregation Beth El in Houston.

There is an uptick in fraudulent email incidents impacting Jewish organizations across the country, and they are more elaborate than the typical phishing and spoofing scams. These include producing fake invoices from email addresses that appear to match someone with a known relationship with the victim.

Six individuals were arrested on Monday, March 30, for Federal Hate Crimes and Obstruction of Justice charges pursuant to a physical assault on a Jewish PITT student in Oakland. The student was wearing a Star of David necklace and that is what allegedly prompted the assault. We will continue to update you on the status of this case.

Local police have been notified about Passover services as well as communal Seders; you may see an increased police presence at some of our locations in an abundance of caution. We are actively monitoring the threat environment for the Passover holiday. Please continue to be vigilant and report anything suspicious to 911 and then to us via the Incident Report Form.