Police investigating after mosque ransacked in New Jersey

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Monday, January 7, 2019
Police searching for burglar who ransacked NJ mosque
Police say a mosque was ransacked in Toms River Sunday.

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police in New Jersey are investigating after a mosque was ransacked over the weekend.



The manager for Majid Bilal Mosque on Route 9 in Toms River says he found his office's safe cut open Sunday morning.



Two HP laptops and cash were missing.



He says a shed behind the mosque was also broken into but it didn't appear anything was missing.



Anyone with information is asked to contact Toms River Police Detective Louis Santora at 732-349-0150 x 1276 or Detective Pat Jacques x 1297.



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