Cape Coral Chabad Attack Being Investigated as Hate Crime

An incident of vandalism committed at the Chabad Center of Cape Coral, Florida on Shabbos was a "despicable act" and is being investigated as a hat...

March 15, 2023
5:56 PM

An incident of vandalism committed at the Chabad Center of Cape Coral, Florida on Shabbos was a "despicable act" and is being investigated as a hate crime, Florida police said. Full Story An incident of vandalism committed at the Chabad Center of Cape Coral, Florida on Shabbos was a 'despicable act' that he takes personally, Cape Coral police Chief Anthony Sizemore said. 'This was a despicable act in which an individual … committed vandalism, and attempted burglary, and struck fear in the hearts of not only the people that were present at the Chabad center, but the Jewish community of Southwest Florida, and the entire community that this, this is one of the unfortunate side effects that you see, when I tell people they ask about crime rate, they ask about certain things,' Sizemore said at a press briefing on the vandalism Tuesday.