Police clear suspicious package at Surfside synagogue. It’s the second one in four days
A suspicious package found at an Orthodox synagogue in Surfside was cleared later Monday, days after a similar report was being investigated at a nearby synagogue.
Officials with Miami-Dade police’s bomb squad concluded the package did not pose any danger, Surfside Sgt. Marian Cruz said. It was a a laptop computer, police confirmed Tuesday morning.
The laptop’s owner told police he placed the laptop on the ground because he was tired of carrying it, according to Miami-Dade police. The man was not arrested.
Earlier Monday, Surfside police briefly rerouted traffic by The Shul, 9540 Collins Ave., as a precaution and asked drivers to find alternate routes.
Part of Chabad-Lubavitch, The Shul has been serving the area for more than 30 years, according to its Facebook page.
This is the second suspicious package police have investigated at a synagogue in less than week.
On Friday, police had shut down the area by Young Israel of Bal Harbour, 9580 Abbott Ave. in Surfside, to investigate reports of a suspicious package. They later gave the “all clear.”
The synagogues are about a five-minute walk from each other.
This story was originally published January 27, 2020 at 9:11 AM.
