Kansas City Police Protect Against Israel War Hate Crime Threats

The war in Israel has sparked growing American tension and fear. 

Sadly, concern about about the potential for violence isn't unfounded. 

As Americans are now targeted across the globe, there's growing fear about politically charged violence on the home front. 

This week in Illinois a Palestinian-American youngster was killed in a tragic act of violence. 

On the subway in NYC a Jewish woman was punched in the face and her attacker brazenly attributed her assault to her faith & ethnicity. 

Accordingly . . . 

KANSAS CITY POLICE RECENTLY ASSURED FAITH COMMUNITIES OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO PREVENTING & PROTECTING AGAINST HATE CRIMES!!!

Check this quote and a link to more info a recent report . . .

"Captain Corey Carlisle of the Kansas City Police Department said there are no immediate safety concerns for Kansas City metro area residents.

" 'We closely monitor any threats or potential threats that could be targeting members of our community. If we receive any information that there is a potential for violence towards a certain person, place or thing, KCPD will implement extra patrol and security measures to ensure the safety of all of our community members,' Carlisle said."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City reassures residents after MO spike in religion-based hate crimes

Some Missourians fear an increase in hate crimes in the wake of a six-year-old's murder in Illinois this week - an incident authorities say was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. Department of Justice's current hate crime fact sheet finds religion-based hate crimes in Missouri have more than doubled since 2019.