New developments in the case of two people who were already arrested in connection with vandalism at Chabad of Squirrel Hill.
Now, 23-year-old Mohamad Hamad of Coraopolis and 24-year-old Talya Lubit of Pittsburgh have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy and defacing and damaging a religious building.
Hamad and Lubit had been released on $50,000 unsecured bond following their earlier arrests.
Police continue to investigate a separate incident, after a series of anti-Semitic and white supremacy stickers were found around Pittsburgh this past weekend.
Shawn Brokos, Director of Community Security for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, says the stickers are cause for concern and calls them derogatory towards both Jews and blacks and seem to be the work of groups promoting white supremacy.
“We are award of the groups who are claiming credit for it and then the investigation is certainly ongoing with Pittsburgh Police as well as our federal partners,” said Brokos.
As of last Friday, the Jewish Federation has received 248 reports of suspicious incidents. Brokos says since then, the number has already likely around 260.