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Lubavitch synagogue, Mishk an
Israel Nusach H'Ari on Nine Mil e
Road in Oak Park. In addition to
a sanctuary and Cheder Ohol ei
Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, th e
synagogue building also hous es
an unnamed rabbinic school.
All of the past crimes have in -
volved broken windows or oth er
vandalism to the building or to
vehicles parked on the prope rt y.
In fact, the day before the figh t,
temple administrators called p o-
lice to report that vandals ha d
smashed a window.
The Dec. 20 incident is the firs t
physical altercation betwee n
anyone from the synagogue o r
cheder students and other corn
munity members, Lt. Robe rt
Bauer of the Oak Park Police De-
partment said.
On that day, police were call ed
to the synagogue in reference to
a child who reportedly was being
beaten outside the building.
Police said a 13-year-old Oak
Park boy was walking home from
school and took a path in front o f
the synagogue. Students attend
ing the Lubavitch seconda ry
school, located on the first floo r
of the building, reported seein g
the boy hurl a rock at the build
ing.
Students, along with the two
adults, reportedly bolted from the
classroom and chased down the
boy.
A student from the school and
the two adults allegedly held the
boy until the police could arrive.
Words were exchanged, and the
boy allegedly was struck, police
charge.
Passersby saw the melee and
stopped their cars on Nine Mile
Road to assist the boy; others
gathered on the other side of the
road to watch.
By the time police arrived,
members of the crowd and peo-
ple from the synagogue were ex-
changing hostile words but the
alleged physical altercation was
over.
The officers decided not to ar-
rest the men because they did not
witness the alleged fight, said Lt.
Bauer. Instead, officers issued as-
sault and battery ordinance vio-
lations to the two Lubavitch men,
a 26-year-old and a 28-year-old,
and to one cheder student, 16.
The violations carry the same
weight as if an arrest were made.
Lt. Bauer said the students
and adults made the mistake of
trying to hold the boy for police.
He explained that while ordinary
citizens may make an arrest if a
felony has occurred, misde-
meanor matters like minor van-
dalism must be handled by the
police.
A court date of Jan. 11 has
been set for the two adults. The
16-year-old Lubavitch student ei-
ther will be referred to counsel-
ing or face a probate court
hearing on the matter.
If found guilty, the adults could
face up to 90 days in jail. Ll
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