Islamic Leaders Stress Security After Arrest at a Phoenix Mosque
PHOENIX, AZ (3TV/CBS5) — Leaders in Arizona’s Islamic community are urging mosques to tighten up security procedures after the deadly shootings in New Zealand and an arrest a Phoenix mosque. Noel Thomas Becht, 40, remained jailed Monday on charges of threatening and intimidating conduct after investigators say he started wandering through the United Islamic Center of […]
CAIR-Arizona Renews Call for Stepped-Up Security After Man Arrested for Threats at Phoenix Mosque
(PHOENIX, AZ, 3/18/19) — The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today renewed its call for stepped-up security at Islamic institutions in the state after a man was arrested for making threats at a Phoenix mosque. Noel Thomas Becht, 40, was charged with threatening and intimidating, disorderly conduct and trespassing after police responded […]