Torah scroll stolen from Ocean County school
Monday, January 30, 2017
LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Police in Ocean County are looking for two burglars who stole a sacred scroll from a Jewish school over the weekend.
Lakewood police released surveillance video of the suspects inside Cheder Torah Zev on Saturday.
Investigators say the men took a safe containing a Torah scroll, the holiest book within Judaism.
It was valued at $70,000.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for the return of the scroll.
If you have any information on the theft, you are asked to contact Lakewood Police.
