This DAP highlights – More executive threats, and a bomb threat to the Lakewood Church in Houston Texas. The DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 31 October 2024
Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Police: Known group of criminals ransacked Grafton Buddhist temple of cash and jewelry
25 News reports:
Grafton Police Chief Neil A. Minardi told Boston 25 that the New England Buddhist Vihara & Meditation Center on Old Upton Road was broken into by an organized criminal group around 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Minardi said the three women and lone man drove up to the temple in a dark-colored Honda Pilot before ransacking the temple of cash and jewelry for around 40 minutes.
The group is known to police, Minardi told Boston 25.
Similar Incidents:
- 30 Oct 2024: Police investigate theft of gold chains from Nashua priest’s home
- 29 Oct 2024: Hindu community in shock after twin robberies at temples
- Aug 2024: After $5,000 donation theft, Ganesha Temple in Melbourne decides to go cashless to enhance security
- Jun 2024: Hindu temple moves forward after summer burglary
- Apr 2024: Men steal thousands of dollars from Buddhist temple
- Apr 2024: ISKCON Temple in Longdenville Robbed and Devotees Assaulted in Early Morning Attack
- Feb 2024: Brooklyn Buddhist temple robbery: Police make arrest after tracking thief in Virginia and Brooklyn temple robbery crew eyed in similar cases in upstate NY, Virginia
- Nov 2023: Police release information about White Settlement temple thief
- Oct 2023: Hindu Temple Robbed In Us: Hindu temple in California raided by burglars
- Oct 2022: Man charged with hate crimes for attacking, robbing more than dozen Bay Area Hindu women
Analyst Comments:
Organized interstate and transnational groups are robbing Buddhist and Hindu temples. These groups may move to a new state once local law enforcement becomes aware of them. Faith-Based Organizations (FBO), especially Buddhist and Hindu organizations, should consider being extra vigilant against robberies. Local law enforcement can provide individual FBOs with general and specific suggestions for improving security.
Some groups distract religious leaders, while others commit robberies. At least once the robbers held religious leaders hostage while committing robberies. Other times robberies occur during religious services.
This is the description of one of the groups: three women and lone man with a dark-colored Honda Pilot.
DHS CPR: The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) Presents: Creating a Culture of Violence Prevention through Civic Engagement
Learn about strategies for leveraging civic engagement as a tool for long-term targeted violence and terrorism prevention.
Civic engagement describes the many ways people get involved as members of society. By encouraging active participation in civic life, communities can uphold American values and build resilience to violence.
This Prevention Forum will focus on the vital role of civic engagement in preventing targeted violence and terrorism. Panelists will discuss the importance of engaging citizens in civic participation and building healthy communities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. The session will offer insights and strategies for leveraging civic engagement as a tool for long-term targeted violence and terrorism prevention.
- Tue, Nov 12
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST
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Weekly Security Sprint EP 87. AI, MDM, Elections and Hiring Risks
The Gate 15 Security Sprint is a weekly rundown of the week’s notable all-hazards security news, risks and threats and some of the key focus areas for organizations to consider behind the headlines. Gate 15 team members discuss physical security, cybersecurity, natural hazards, health threats and other issues across our environment.
In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
- Info Ops
- 2024 Elections
- HYPR is latest firm to reveal hiring of fraudulent IT worker overseas
The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.
Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).
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This DAP highlights – Thefts from Buddhist and Hindu Temples / DHS’s CP3 Presents: Creating a Culture of Violence Prevention through Civic Engagement / Gate 15’s Weekly Security Sprint EP 87 - AI, MDM, Elections and Hiring Risks. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
This DAP highlights – Thefts from Buddhist and Hindu Temples / DHS’s CP3 Presents: Creating a Culture of Violence Prevention through Civic Engagement / Gate 15’s Weekly Security Sprint EP 87 - AI, MDM, Elections and Hiring Risks. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
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