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Story summary
- Durham Regional Police arrested 19-year-old Alexander Parfitt of Whitby for hate-motivated threats to shoot a synagogue.
- Police received the threat tip from an external law-enforcement partner on September 18, 2026.
- Parfitt was charged with one count of hate-motivated threats and held for a bail hearing.
- Durham Regional Police increased patrols around Jewish worship sites for the High Holidays.