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Cops say man tried to kidnap boy in synagogue 

January 27, 2023 Jaime DeJesus
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Cops arrested a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old boy in a synagogue on Kings Highway and East Seventh Street Wednesday morning.

Yossi Mayer, 42, grabbed the boy and tried to take him outside at 9:10 a.m., but the boy’s mother stopped him at the doorway, cops said. 

Mayer was charged with kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment.

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