A story that shook the Brooklyn Jewish community, has thankfully turned out to be benign.

As YWN had reported on November 2nd, a suspicious male had been seen taking photos of a Jewish girls school, causing the parent body of the school as well as the Jewish community at large to be concerned.

After a month of tireless work by the NYPD, people can now rest assured that the incident was in no way a threat to the school.

At the time, a male was seen exiting a car and walking up to the Bais Yaakov D’Rav Meir School building located on Parkville Avenue in the Kensington section of Brooklyn.

As can be seen in the attached security camera footage, the individual took multiple photos of the building from various angles. He is then seen getting back into his vehicle, and driving away.

Thanks to an alert security guard employed by the school who noticed the individual as he was taking the photos, he immediately “panned the camera” – following every movement of the individual as it took place.

Police were notified, and photos and videos of the individual were publicized by YWN.

Detectives from the NYPD’s 70 Precinct as well as NYPD INTEL Division spent a month tracking down the Hispanic male, who turned out to be nothing more than an insurance adjuster.

Although many will question why the man came and left so quickly – seemingly very suspicious – it has been confirmed that the man visits sometimes as many as FIFTY locations each day.

Deputy Inspector James Palumbo who is the Commanding Officer of the 70 Precinct told YWN that he was grateful that this incident was thoroughly investigated by the INTEL Division, Counter-Terrorism, as well as the 70 Detective Squad.

“Just before the Holiday season begins, this news should come as a relief to the community, Palumbo said.

“People should continue to remain vigilant, and please remember to always be alert – and if you see something call 911 immediately”.

(Charles Gross – YWN)