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Local law enforcement and prosecutors are asking for the public's help in enforcing a new state law aimed at curbing antisemitism.
House Bill 269, filed by Republican Mike Caruso, passed this year and was signed into law by the governor. It calls for charges against anyone who distributes onto private property any material for the purpose of intimidating or threatening the owner. But in the most recent case over Labor Day weekend, those flyers were dropped off in the middle of the night and nobody knew it until the morning.
"We're asking the public for their help with their Ring doorbells. (If) they have video, we can use that to file charges against these individuals."
With the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur coming Sunday at sunset, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg is concerned that more hateful flyers may be dropped on lawns.
Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is making his message very clear.
"If you come to Palm Beach County and you do this, I will put your butt in jail."
Aronberg says the leader of the group that's doing this around the state came from California, where he was pushed out.
"These people come in from out of state and they think Florida is welcoming them. But the opposite is true. There's no place for hate in our state, especially in our community."
During a press conference at the state attorney's office on Tuesday, Bradshaw pointed out that you can report these types of crimes anonymously through Crime Stoppers on your cell phone by dialing **TIPS.