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Investigation of Jewish Temple Defacement Continues

4:10 PM CST on February 1, 2025

The suspect spent less than two minutes at the scene before leaving. and drove this Honda Civic. If you have any information about this crime, please contact Sgt. Garrett Parten at (612) 673-5800 or email PolicePIO@minneapolismn.gov. (Images: MPD)

Readers hoping for an arrest in the defacement case of Temple Israel, located at 2323 Fremont Ave. S., will have to wait. The morning of January 15, we spoke with Sgt.

Garrett Parten, public information officer for the Minneapolis Police Department.

Sgt. Parten said that the case is one of several high-profile investigations, including homicides.

Because it is an active investigation, he could not provide details on whether police had received any tips or identified a person of interest.

The Hill & Lake Press will continue to follow this incident.

The case stems from an unidentified individual spray-painting as was tika on the temple early in the morning on Dec. 16, 2024.

Surveillance footage shows a suspect arriving at approximately 7:19 a.m. in a silver Honda Civic.

If you have any information about the incident, please contact Sgt. Garrett Parten at (612) 673- 5800 or PolicePIO@minneapolismn.gov. Refer to incident number GO# 24-356137

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