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OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 073-2019
TO: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager
DATE: April 26, 2019
SUBJECT: Update on March 22, 2019 Incident
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to update you on the Hate Crime Incident that
occurred on March 22, 2019. Immediately after the incident, police staff members personally
visited the Shul and Young Israel to notify their staff about the incident. Additional uniform
and undercover officers were immediately deployed throughout the Village to ensure the
continued safety of all congregants traversing to and from worship services.
In an effort to locate and identify the individual responsible for the offense, the police
department initiated a strategic and exhaustive criminal investigation. Investigators were able
to obtain a detailed description of the perpetrator and circulated a descriptive flyer to our
officers and the neighboring police departments.
K-9 Officer Duarte, in conjunction with our Investigators, developed several more investigative
leads and surveillance footage from various properties extending as far north as Sunny Isles
jurisdiction.
Officer Waisman observed an individual matching the description on the Collins Avenue
corridor. The information obtained from this encounter was a critical component in the
investigation and identification of the perpetrator.
Through the collaborative efforts and teamwork by our officers and investigators, the police
department has positively identified the individual responsible for the March 22, 2019 incident.
Our officers, in conjunction with several local law enforcement agencies, are actively working
to locate and apprehend this individual.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Chief
Flowers directly.
JMG/RMF/DM