TAMPA, Florida, August 26 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations cautioned Sunday, August 25, that police are failing to treat seriously the case of a Florida doctor arrested for possessing a large stash of weapons.

Robert Goldstein, 37, a podiatrist, has been charged with possession of 20 bombs, and with planning to blow up some 50 Islamic centers and mosques in Florida.

Goldstein was arrested Thursday, August 22, at his home in Seminole, Florida, after his wife, Kristi, 28, called police to say he had threatened to kill her.

When Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies entered Goldstein’s house, they found 20 live bombs and 10 inactive bombs and weapons including revolvers, sawed-off shotguns and hand grenades.

He had left plans outlining how he would destroy an Islamic education center using bombs.

The Islamic civil rights and advocacy group complained that local and federal authorities have failed to inform Florida’s Muslim community over action by police to find possible accomplices of Goldstein.

CAIR’s spokesman in Florida Altaf said he believed that the incident would have been treated much differently had the alleged perpetrator been a Muslim threatening to attack synagogues.

In a note outlining his plans to attack the center, Goldstein wrote that “hand to hand is unlikely but be prepared to liquidate (Muslims) up close,” and also made reference to accomplices, naming one as “Mike.”

According to an article published by the Washington Post on Saturday, August 24 said that there was also a detailed plan written by Goldstein: “Set timers for approximately 15-20 minutes to allow for enough time to get out of area, but to confirm explosions has (sic) been successful,” reads an outline of the attack, according to court documents.

“The amount of explosives should be ample to take down the building(s).”

Police believe Goldstein planned to use VCR tapes and walkie-talkies to hide explosive devices or detonators, sheriff's Detective Cal Dennie said, the Post added.

According to court documents, the template for the bombing outlined details including what Goldstein would wear, how he could get rid of fingerprints and how he would engage in hand-to-hand combat if necessary, said the Post.

According to an article published by the St. Petersburg Times on Sunday, August 25, Goldstein did not have a criminal record in Florida, but he was no stranger to law enforcement.

He had several clashes with friends and neighbors over the years. There were disputes over a barking dog, harassing phone calls and $30,000 that went missing, the paper said.

On March 25, a man drove his truck into the Islamic Center of Tallahassee in Florida, prompting police to seal off the area and call in a bomb squad, CNN reported.

No one was inside the Islamic Center of Tallahassee at the time, and police say only the driver was injured.

“We believe this was a hate crime,” Tallahassee Police Lt. Edward Smith said at the time adding that firefighters were concerned about suspicious items found in the truck, including a bottle of liquid marked “holy water.”