Lakewood Police are investigating tonight after a man armed with a machete threatened people at a local Shul.
The incident occurred in front of the Satmar Shul on Fourth Street and Forest Avenue, where a man reportedly brandished the large knife.
Police were immediately called, and upon arrival chased the suspect and took him into custody.
Police located the machete in a nearby puddle, where the suspect dropped it while fleeing.
UPDATE: Police released the following statement Tuesday morning:
Last night at approximately 11:30pm, the Lakewood Police
Department responded to the area of Forest Avenue & 6th Street to
investigate the report of a disorderly person.
While enroute, officers learned that a male later identified as 22-year-old Max Sanchez of Lakewood, had approached five pedestrians along Forest Avenue while brandishing a machete.
Although no specific threats were made to any of the victims, his menacing behavior caused fear of imminent injury or harm to each of them. All of the victims fled from Sanchez and contacted the police.
Responding Officers were able to obtain a detailed description of Sanchez and as a result he was quickly located and taken into custody without incident. The machete was also recovered.
Further investigation resulted in the numerous charges for assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail.
In addition, this investigation is still active. Investigators are looking into several unrelated cases in which Sanchez may have some involvement.
DEVELOPING: Lakewood Police are investigating after a man reportedly threatened several people with a knife outside of the Satmar Shul on 4th and Forest. pic.twitter.com/eQp0tMViDF
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) March 14, 2023
MORE FROM THE SCENE: Police can be seen here holding the machete belonging to the suspect who entered the Lakewood Shul.
The machete was located in a puddle, where the suspect dropped it while being chased by several individuals https://t.co/VEf1mNLOi3 pic.twitter.com/aIqBdoxLdK
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) March 14, 2023
This is a developing story and will be updated
I was there.
he was 5 feet from me
He did not go into the shul and nobody chased him besides the cops
So please provide more info as the public is so far being left more or less in the dark was it mental health thing, a mugging or a bias attack??
Likely all three!
And I’m not being facetious.
Let him try to come to my Shul in Toms River he will be shot dead.
He drove to Satmar in your car.
Relax, he’s a Mohel.
Grow up
lol
As we know from the democrats the suspect is a white supremacist, the only question is, is the white supremacist black, hispanic, asian or white?
His last name is Sanchez it’s a Hispanic last name
To Mr. Yup: it is a serious incident that ended with nissim so please don’t bring laitzonos here.
Seems some people view this as a joke until someone gets hurt.
BH no one was injured. And BTW, the word is: Imminent
lol why doesnt TLS change it after the mistake was pointed out it looks unprofessional but good call
I’d be afraid of eminent injury as well.