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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, June 30, 2023 / 0 Comments

The hate crime trial remains in the death penalty qualification stage.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, June 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

The defendant in the federal hate crime trial was convicted on June 16th of all 63 counts in the federal indictment.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, June 16, 2023 / 0 Comments

The jury continues to deliberate in the federal hate crime trial. We are actively monitoring social media and our physical spaces for any potential threats or concerns.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, June 9, 2023 / 0 Comments

The Defense will present its case in the federal hate crime trial next week.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, June 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

Testimony over the next few days is expected to be increasingly difficult as law enforcement will be testifying to details of that morning and what they witnessed.

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By Shawn Brokos / Thursday, May 25, 2023 / 0 Comments

A jury has officially been selected and the hate crime trial starts on May 30th at 9am.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, May 19, 2023 / 0 Comments

The federal hate crime trial is scheduled to begin on May 30th.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, May 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

Jury selection is ongoing in the federal hate crime trial of the accused defendant in the 10/27/2018 attack on three synagogues in the Tree of Life building and is expected to continue for one or two more weeks.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, April 28, 2023 / 0 Comments

Please schedule your training needs for the year as soon as possible. With the on-going trial, our schedule is filling up quickly.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, April 21, 2023 / 0 Comments

Jury selection starts Monday, April 24th for the federal hate crime trial in the 10/27/2018 attack at the Tree of Life building.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, April 14, 2023 / 0 Comments

Congregation Poale Zedeck is hosting an active threat training session Sunday, April 30th from 6:30p-8:00 PM.

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By Shawn Brokos / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

For the upcoming Passover holiday we are not aware of any actionable threats targeting Jewish institutions.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, March 31, 2023 / 0 Comments

On March 29th, Central Catholic was the first of many schools across the state and country to encounter a hoax active shooter call.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, March 24, 2023 / 0 Comments

Please Be Aware Training for Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Cadets resumed this week at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh with a presentation on threats affecting our community, and an emphasis on the importance of community relationships in policing, as well as cultural sensitivity. On March 27th from 3-415pm, SCN will be presenting a webinar titled, […]

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, March 17, 2023 / 0 Comments

Pennsylvania was one of the top states that saw white supremacy propaganda in 2022.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, March 10, 2023 / 0 Comments

The federal Hate Crime trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is scheduled to begin April 24th with jury selection.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, March 3, 2023 / 0 Comments

We closely monitored the events of the Feb 25th “National Day of Hate”. At this time, no known related incidents or activities materialized in the Pittsburgh area or across the country.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, February 24, 2023 / 0 Comments

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) SchoolSafety.gov site has launched a Child Exploitation topic page.

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By Shawn Brokos / Friday, February 17, 2023 / 0 Comments

Several known antisemitic, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi groups have encouraged their followers to participate in a “National Day of Hate” on February 25th.

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January Security Updates

By Shawn Brokos / Wednesday, February 8, 2023 / 0 Comments

For the latest security information in your local and international world.

  • Andrew Clinton remains in custody.
  • Feb. 15: An Inside Look at Extremism, Radicalization & Hate Crimes.
  • Feb. 23: Advanced Community Active Threat Training (CATT).
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