Police swarmed Temple Beth El in Hollywood on Tuesday after a hoax call reported people hiding inside the synagogue, triggering panic just one day before Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.

Police radio captures frightening moments

"We got a report that the people in the church are in a storage room, hiding in a storage room," a police dispatcher said over the radio as officers rushed to the scene.

Inside, teachers and preschool students sheltered in place while the reported threat drew an enormous law enforcement response.

"We're going to be coming out with children from the school. We're evacuating them now," another voice was heard on the radio.

Adults began pushing cribs out of the school while staff carried children into the arms of waiting police. After a full se

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