Long Beach, CA – Five Suspects Arrested Outside Synagogue

Long Beach, CA – Five Long Beach men were arrested when police suspected they were about to vandalize a synagogue.

The men were arrested before they were able to vandalize Synagogue Beis Shalom in the 3600 block of Elm Avenue.
Officers went to the neighborhood at about 3 a.m. in response to at least one call about a group of males outside the synagogue, where police found them with cans of spray paint “and other devices used to vandalize property. Due to what they had in their possession and witness statements, officers believed the subjects were going to deface the synagogue,” police said.

The five were booked on pending charges of attempting to vandalize a place of worship, loitering and prowling on private property, trespassing and conspiracy to commit crime.

The five were to be interviewed by Long Beach police detectives, and possibly the FBI, to try to determine a motive.