Hammer-Wielding Man Enters Jewish Day Camp Center Before Subdued by Staff

Elmhurst, NY – Ohr Avner Day Camp has released a letter to parents detailing Tuesday’s incident in which an apparently mentally ill man carrying a hammer entered the camp grounds before being restrained by staff and taken into custody by the New York Police Department.

According to the statement, the man entered the front yard of the camp while children were playing under staff supervision. Camp officials said the individual lay on the ground and asked for a drink of water, prompting staff members to approach him wh...