Fresno, CA – A suspect is now in custody after a Fresno bakery and synagogue were vandalized on Tuesday morning.
The suspect was taken into custody in connection to vandalism at Noah’s Ark Restaurant and Bakery, a family-owned business.
Around 8:30 am, an owner of Noah’s Ark found their front glass doors shattered.
“It’s very shocking,” said Ani Baghramyan, co-owner of Noah’s Ark.
Surveillance video shows the suspect walking up to the door and throwing a rock straight at the window.
Baghramyan says a note was left behind, reading, “All Jewish businesses will be targeted.”
However, she says while there is a war raging in Israel right now, it has nothing to do with their business.
“Especially because we don’t have anything to do with either of the countries, we are Armenian Christians, so we are not from Israel, we are not from Palestine, and have nothing to do with the conflict over there,” said Baghramyan.
This isn’t the first time their restaurant has been vandalized.
“This is the second incident that happens. We had a similar one back in May,” said Baghramyan.
Surveillance video from the incident in May also shows someone leaving a note and throwing a rock at the window.
Officials have not yet released the suspect’s name in Tuesday’s incident but say he has no ties to militant groups in the Middle East.
Also, around 6 Tuesday morning at Temple Beth Israel, an employee found one of their glass doors broken.
