FBI identified person behind threats to synagogues in New Jersey

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Gov. Phil Murphy said he is closely monitoring the situation and working with local law enforcement to ensure that all houses of worship are protected.
57% : "Law enforcement will be increasing patrols in sensitive areas.
56% : Hoboken Mayor Ravinder S. Bhalla said his administration has been in touch with local law enforcement and Hoboken police have increased police presence at both United Synagogue of Hoboken and Chabad of Hoboken.
48% : The threat that prompted the tweet from FBI-Newark originated online, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
46% : Similar tweets have not been issued by other law enforcement agencies in the Greater New York area.
43% : Law enforcement officials have "located the individual believed to be responsible" for what triggered an FBI tweet that warned of a "broad threat" to the Jewish community in New Jersey, according to the Secure Community Network, the umbrella organization for security operations for synagogues and yeshivas in the United States.
41% : The nature of the threat was not immediately clear, but law enforcement sources told ABC News it was not a bomb threat.
40% :Secure Community Network said law enforcement had "mitigated" the threat and "there is no longer an active security concern."
37% : Law enforcement officials have been concerned about anti-Semitic rhetoric online by figures like Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, which has been seized upon by more extremist elements to call for violence against Jews.

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