The following is via the Record:

A 21-year-old Clifton man is accused of throwing lit firecrackers outside a synagogue and yelling �Allah Akbar� before fleeing in a car Saturday night.

Rizek Musheisen is charged with bias intimidation, possession of fireworks, harassment and criminal mischief, Detective Andy White said. He was in the city�s lockup Sunday morning before bail was set.

Officers Michelle Merced and Matthew Auflander responded to the Ahavas Israel Synagogue at 181 Van Houten Ave. around 8 p.m. after a report of a suspicious incident, White said. The synagogue was open at the time.

A witness told them a 2012 black Nissan with tinted windows had pulled up in front of the synagogue, and one man, later identified as Musheisen, got out, lit the firecrackers and yelled Allah Akbar � before getting back into the car, according to police.

The witness� description helped Merced and Auflander, part of the police department�s quality of life unit, find the car in a nearby Quick Chek parking lot.

They found a bag of firecrackers in the car�s trunk, White said.

Police do not know if this was an isolated incident and caution residents to remain vigilant.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bordamonte at 973-365-3938.

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