Please Be Aware
Attorney General Pam Bondi established a joint task force dedicated to investigating the perpetrators of the Oct 7 Hamas terror attacks. This was one of her first acts after being sworn in as Attorney General. Please see article below for more on this.
Several police departments in the Pittsburgh area are issuing warnings about door-to-door sales scams that are increasing across our area. You can view some tips for protecting yourself here PUC Urges Consumers to #CheckForID When Dealing with Door-to-Door or In-Person Energy Sales Agents | PA PUC.
So far in 2025, we have logged 31 incidents in our Virtual Command Center. This compares to 19 for 2024. We continue to collaborate closely with law enforcement to monitor potential threat activity. Please continue to report any suspicious incidents via the Incident Report Form.
Security Matters in the News This Week
- Attorney General Pam Bondi establishes task force to prosecute Oct. 7 crimes (jewishinsider.com)
- 5 Takeaways from AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report (AJC.com)
- Pitt considers sanctioning Students for Justice in Palestine (jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com)
- Nashville Police: Canadian tied to Nazi hate group attacked Jewish man (tennessean.com)
- Antisemitism experts to shape Tree of Life’s museum and educational programs (jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com)
BluePoint Status
BluePoint installation is nearly complete at Kollel and Aleph, Shaare Torah and Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. 26 of our organizations are online with BluePoint, with six more coming online by April 1, 2025. Police boxes have all been installed at 16 of our organizations.
Our BluePoint training video and refresher video are available on YouTube. These are useful for new staff or as a reminder for existing staff.
Security Resources and/or Training
First Quarter Faith-Based Security and Resilience Learning Series
The Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security and partners cordially invite you to attend the first quarterly event of our virtual learning series for faith-based organizations on Monday, March 24, 2025. In this first segment of our series, we will be hearing from Mr. Magnus Hakonsen, a survivor of the deadliest mass shooting in Norway's history. On July 22, 2011, Mr. Hakonsen was attending a political youth camp on the island of Utoya when a lone gunman attacked, killing 69 people and injuring 3...
Advanced Community Active Threat Training (CATT)
Pittsburgh, 15213 + Google Map
This event has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Feel empowered on campus with this class that teaches: The mind of the active shooter-predator vs. prey Situational awareness and survival mindset Basic self-defense techniques and weapons awareness and disarming techniques Reality based training Led by Dave Wright from Wrights Gym. Geared for college students but open to everyone. MADE POSSIBLE BY LEE AND LISA OLEINICK.
Guardian Training
Please contact Erin Fagan at efagan@jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5252 to schedule this training.
Situational Awareness, Active Threat, and De-Escalation Training
If you or your organization have not yet had these training modules, please contact Erin Fagan at efagan@jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5252. All can be made available in person or via Zoom.
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