MPD arrests man for alleged Temple Israel threats, extra patrols announced

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis police say they arrested a man accused of saying he would "shoot up" Temple Israel in threatening phone calls made last month.

Terroristic threats arrest

The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) said a 21-year-old man was arrested on Friday after making threatening phone calls to Temple Israel on Sept. 11.

MPD said an officer working on a special detail for Temple Israel on Thursday was told that security reported seeing the man outside the temple with a firearm.

The man reportedly fled from police, but was found and arrested on Friday for suspected terroristic threats. Police say they did not recover a firearm.

Charges were submitted to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, but are still pending as of Saturday.

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