'One person' behind most US Jewish threats

One man using a voice changer and disguising his phone number is believed to be behind most of the threats made to US Jewish institutions in recent months.

ore than 100 headstones have been vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.

ore than 100 headstones have been vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. Source: AAP

Investigators believe one person is behind a large number of the threats made against US Jewish institutions in 2017, New York City's head of police intelligence says.

John Miller told TV show CBS This Morning on Thursday the threats were co-ordinated and a man using a voice changer was behind them.

They also thought he was using a phone spoofing device that made it appear the call was not from the number he was using.

The Anti-Defamation League says 148 threats targeting Jewish institutions have been received across the country since January.

A Jewish children's museum in Brooklyn was evacuated for a few hours on Thursday after police investigated an emailed bomb threat.

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