{"id":129135,"date":"2026-03-04T07:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/129135\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:24:18","slug":"police-increasing-patrols-at-pittsburgh-religious-institutions-in-wake-of-antisemitic-scanner-messages-councilmember-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/129135\/","title":{"rendered":"Police increasing patrols at Pittsburgh religious institutions in wake of antisemitic scanner messages, councilmember says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police patrols at Pittsburgh religious institutions are going to be increasing in the wake of antisemitic messages that have recently been broadcast over law enforcement communication channels<\/a>\u00a0in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An investigation is underway into the antisemitic messages<\/a> that have been broadcast over police communication channels starting on Monday, which also included a death threat against Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor.<\/p>\n

The messages were described as featuring a robotic voice that made the death threat while police communications were interrupted by Nazi songs and messages praising Adolf Hitler. <\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Councilmember Barb Warwick said Tuesday<\/a> that in the wake of the messages that she described as “frightening,” officers from the police bureau’s Zone 4 will be increasing patrols at religious institutions.<\/p>\n

“Pittsburgh’s ethnic and religious diversity is our strength and our asset,” Warwick said. “We must protect it as we continue to reject hate in all its forms.”<\/p>\n

The police bureau’s\u00a0Zone 4 includes the city neighborhoods<\/a> of Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze, Regent Square, Oakland, Shadyside, Uptown, Hazelwood, Greenfield, Glen Hazel, Duck Hollow, Swisshelm Park, Hays, New Homestead, and Lincoln Place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Allegheny County Emergency Services said the radio system has not been hacked, but that the unknown user has been able to access the analog radio system and transmit the messages.<\/p>\n

Regarding the antisemitic messages, Allegheny County Emergency Services has requested the assistance of the Allegheny County Police Department and the Federal Communications Commission<\/a>\u00a0as the investigation remains active and ongoing. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is not involved.<\/p>\n

While investigators haven’t been able to identify the source of the messages, police communications have moved to a more secure channel with the hope that the investigation will reveal some results.<\/p>\n

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