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Mosque Where NYC Terror Suspect Worshipped Was Target Of Controversial NYPD Surveillance Effort
North Jersey ^ | 10/31/17 | Hannan Adely and William Lamb

Posted on 11/02/2017 10:33:03 AM PDT by Enlightened1

The Masjid Omar Mosque was probed by a program that drew criticism from civil liberties advocates and was the subject of two federal lawsuits.

The Paterson mosque that some neighbors said the suspect in Tuesday's deadly terror attack in New York City attended was among several in New Jersey that the New York Police Department targeted as part of a broad surveillance program that was intended to identify "budding terrorist conspiracies."

The Masjid Omar Mosque is on Getty Avenue, around the corner from the apartment where the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, lived with his family. Wednesday morning, the mosque was within the three-block section that was blocked off because of the investigation of the apartment building, but law enforcement sources said the mosque itself is not under investigation. 

Neighbors told The Record and NorthJersey.com that Saipov worshiped there, but mosque members disputed that Wednesday morning. Mohamed Nanaa and Abdallah Abuzid, who came for morning prayers at the mosque Wednesday said they have never seen Saipov at the mosque. 

Under the surveillance program, the NYPD allegedly used "mosque crawlers" to listen in on sermons and conversations at mosques and report back what they heard. Officers also recorded license plate numbers, mounted cameras on light poles, mapped and photographed mosques, and listed their ethnic makeup, according to The Associated Press, which first disclosed the existence of the program in 2011, and NYPD documents.

(Excerpt) Read more at northjersey.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: masjidomar; masjidomarmosque; mosque; njcell; surveillance; suspect; worshipped

1 posted on 11/02/2017 10:33:03 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

I am confident, the mayor will make sure the terrorists are well protected.


2 posted on 11/02/2017 10:35:20 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Enlightened1

Yet another Known Wolf from a Known Wolf Pack.


3 posted on 11/02/2017 10:36:55 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Enlightened1

Unexpected.


4 posted on 11/02/2017 10:38:00 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Enlightened1
Officers also recorded license plate numbers, mounted cameras on light poles, mapped and photographed mosques, and listed their ethnic makeup, according to The Associated Press, which first disclosed the existence of the program in 2011, and NYPD documents.

The NYPD had no authority to conduct this surveillance outside New York City. I'm surprised the article didn't include a lot more content on this particular point.

5 posted on 11/02/2017 10:38:23 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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End of de Blasio..?


6 posted on 11/02/2017 10:38:28 AM PDT by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: Enlightened1

ALL CHURCHES AND MOSQUES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. They should be monitored for promotion of violence and that should be headed off. There is no doubt that Wahhabi Mosques per se want non-believers murdered. We have Wahhabi mosques all over this country. The time has come to crack down and all public services should be monitored and taped!!


7 posted on 11/02/2017 10:38:34 AM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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HANNITY INTERVIEW ON THIS EXACT SUBJECT !
8 posted on 11/02/2017 10:44:26 AM PDT by knarf
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To: raiderboy

Hey... haven’t you heard that Saudi’s new chief promised just last week to bring Saudi to a more modern, moderate Islam?

I don’t believe it.


9 posted on 11/02/2017 11:04:32 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (White is the new Black.)
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i have been told that in many municipalities, no fire chief or health officials even go into mosques to conduct the permitting process. Much like abortion clinics.

Just because no one wants that call from the mayor's office.

In short they decide that their lives are worth more than the local citizens.

10 posted on 11/02/2017 11:05:18 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: Mark17

There it is. deblobio’s policy led to the deaths of 8 innocent people.


11 posted on 11/02/2017 11:09:58 AM PDT by I want the USA back (ItÂ’s Ok To Be White. White Lives Matter. White Guilt is Socially Constructed)
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To: gaijin

No...New York City voters will vote him back into office again. Fools are like lambs being led to the slaughter. Which innocent New York City citizens are the next target of De Blasio’s grim reaper radical Muslim terrorists.

Sad to say...NYC voters deserve to receive just what they voted for....the De Blasion, Cuomo...Muslim terrorist, open house!!!


12 posted on 11/02/2017 11:19:01 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: Enlightened1

I would say that virtually all the mosques in America, and the world for that matter, are breeding grounds for radical muslims. It’s only a matter of degrees.


13 posted on 11/02/2017 11:48:53 AM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: Enlightened1

It was controversial only to the libs.


14 posted on 11/02/2017 2:00:18 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (60 in '18.)
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To: I want the USA back
There it is. deblobio’s policy led to the deaths of 8 innocent people.

Deep in his ugly, skanky, evil heart, I am sure the mayor wishes that thousands of people would have been killed by the terrorist. That is the only thing he regrets.

15 posted on 11/02/2017 3:23:17 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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