Pauline Beyer (Winnebago Co. Jail)
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A $5,000 cash bond was set Wednesday for a woman who allegedly called in a bomb scare to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted help from the FBI.
Pauline Beyer, 65, faces one count of making a bomb scare for allegedly making a call Monday to Congregation B’Nai Israel, 1121 Algoma Blvd. Officers responded to the scene, where a search was performed and nothing suspicious was found. Nearby homes were also evacuated.
She returns to court Feb. 8 for a preliminary hearing. She was also ordered to have no contact with any religious organizations or places of worship, court records show.
Police tracked the call to Beyer, who admitted making it, according to the criminal complaint.
“She said she just looked up a temple online and it was the first temple that popped up, so that is why she specifically chose this location to call and make the bomb threat to,” the complaint states.
“She stated that the Clintonville Police Department has essentially kept her hostage in her own house. She has no lights and is unable to leave her residence. She states she has called Waupaca County 911, aging disability along with several other agencies and organizations attempting to get help and no one is helping her. She indicated that she decided to call in a bomb threat on today’s date in order to get the FBI to come to her residence and help her.”
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