In the aftermath of the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, police departments in Michigan and across the country are ramping up efforts to protect religious institutions.
The police chief in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles southwest of West Bloomfield, directed his department to increase patrols at houses of worship and schools as a “precautionary safety measure,” according to a police statement.
The steps are taken “proactively,” the police department said, as there is “no known threat to the Ann Arbor community.”
In a post on X, the Philadelphia Police Department said it was “closely monitoring reports of the attack at a synagogue,” and promised to “increasing patrols around houses of worship and other sensitive locations.”
Meanwhile, police in New York City said it will continue its “high-visibility patrols” to Jewish cultural and religious institutions “out of an abundance of caution, and given the overall heightened threat environment.”
In the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia’s police department said it would be increasing its “presence at Jewish Institutions and other places of worship.”
The post was updated with details on security measures in DC.