BERKLEY, MICHIGAN — Berkley police asked residents on Sunday to submit doorbell camera videos that may have captured someone placing packets containing corn and antisemitic flyers on front lawns overnight in the Michigan city. The department also increased patrols in the area following the distribution.

On May 16, the Berkley Department of Public Safety received notification that pamphlets containing antisemitic content were distributed in the area bounded by Coolidge to Woodward and 11 Mile to 12 Mile. About 100 packets containing the flyers were found on Henley, Oxford, Cass, and Wiltshire streets. Officials said the flyers were likely distributed before 6 a.m. on Sunday.

"We are asking anyone with home security who wishes to voluntarily submit any video for review to submit it to an online evidence portal," the department said in a statement. "We are increasing our patrols in the area."

The Anti-Defamation League's Michigan chapter offered to submit video footage for residents who are reluctant to contact police directly. In a statement, the chapter said, "This is a clear hate crime against members of our community intended to make us feel unwelcome in our neighborhoods and homes." The chapter also said, "We applaud law enforcement for their prompt action."

The distribution of the flyers in Berkley was the second antisemitic incident in Oakland County in recent weeks. On April 28, Beverly Elementary School in Birmingham had offensive material placed on a table during its Multicultural Night. Stickers found at the event included an image of a gun and a sticker bearing a profane message directed at Zionism.

According to an audit released by the Anti-Defamation League, the organization began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979. In 2025, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. ranked as the third-highest year on record since the league began tracking them in 1979. The audit found that antisemitic incidents decreased in 2025 compared to 2024 but remained much higher than in years prior to 2023.