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Bias crime

Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Rutgers Islamic Center Burglarized Rutgers Islamic Center Burglarized
Rutgers Islamic Center Burglarized The Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University in New Brunswick was broken into overnight, coinciding with the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop said the incident is being investigated as a bias crime, burglary and criminal mischief. The suspects caused damage to several items of value, he said. The center was burglarized, with evidence of a forced entry, sometime before 4:24 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, Cop said.  The break-in happened on Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday commemorating the end of sunrise-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan…

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by Jon Craig
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock
Seen Them? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock Two individuals who were in the area of an anti-Semitic attack on a Starbucks sign in Glen Rock were being sought by the police who turned to the public for help. At this point, both are being characterized as "potential witnesses" to the Feb. 19th bias-related vandalism at the Starbucks in the borough's Central Business District, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "It is our hope that these two may be able to assist us in our investigation," the chief said. Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at the coffee shop apparently were mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks
Update: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks Authorities were searching for whoever defaced a sign at a Starbucks in Glen Rock overnight with red paint, graffiti and stickers with hateful messages against Israel. The manager of the shop in the borough's central business district called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In addition to the paint, stickers were attached, one of which read: "FROM THE U.S. TO PALESTINE ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE." "it is believed that the act occurred in the early morning hours prior to the opening of the store," the chief said. Ackermann said his department is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD
Bias Crime: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD A 23-year-old Englewood man assaulted a man and hit a woman who tried to stop him from vandalizing a pro-Israel sign on a Leonia street, authorities charged. The couple was headed across the Edgewood Road bridge over Route 95 shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, when they saw Keon Jordan Davis Williams damaging the sign, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. They pulled over and exchanged words with him, the chief said. Davis-Williams then “knocked the driver’s cellphone out of his hand, damaging the cellphone, then assaulted the driver and struck the passenger when she attempted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Arlington
News
Man Arrested For Anti-Semitic Attack Outside DC Synagogue: Police Man Arrested For Anti-Semitic Attack Outside DC Synagogue: Police
Man Arrested For Anti-Semitic Attack Outside DC Synagogue: Police The nation's capital turned into a place of hate on Sunday when an Ohio man reportedly shouted anti-Semitic rhetoric while spraying unknown substances at two people outside a Northwest DC synagogue, police say. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Kesher Israel Congregation in the 2800 block of N Street NW on Sunday, Dec. 17 in Georgetown, where there were reports of a hateful crime in the area. Police say that Toledo native Brent Wood, 33, has been identified as the person who sprayed an unknown substance at the synagogue while spewing hate before he was ar…

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by Zak Failla
Ocean
Police & Fire
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Manchester Twp. Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG Swastikas Spray-Painted On Manchester Twp. Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Manchester Twp. Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG A fire that broke out this week at a Jersey Shore home is being investigated as a bias incident as swastikas had been spray-painted on several area homes before the blaze, authorities said. One suspect was in custody in connection with the Tuesday, June 6 incident, but their name was not released, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a joint statement. Further details including a location and time were not released. "Random acts of hate designed to instill fear and to violate New Jerseyans’ sense of security and belonging, solely…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax
News
New Batch Of Biased Materials Found Spread Across Virginia Neighborhood, Police Say New Batch Of Biased Materials Found Spread Across Virginia Neighborhood, Police Say
New Batch Of Biased Materials Found Spread Across Virginia Neighborhood, Police Say Another round of flyers portraying bias materials and imagery have been reported in a Virginia community. The Fairfax County Police Department have launched an investigation in McLean after receiving reports of dozens of suspicious flyers portraying questionable imagery were found on their property. This incident comes on the heels of a similar instance in Loudoun County last month. Related story - White Supremacy Flyers Found Outside Multiple Loudoun County Homes, Sheriff Says Officers say that they found the flyers in multiple residential neighborhoods in West McLean packed in sealed pl…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown
Police & Fire
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they spray painted racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in Northern Westchester. The graffiti was discovered on Croton Dam Road under a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Yorktown on Saturday, May 21, according to an announcement from town officials.  The three suspects, who are all from Croton-on-Hudson, were charged with criminal mischief and criminal impersonation, officials said on Wednesday, June 8. Authorities said one of the teens, whose identity was not released, is 18 years old and was charged as an adult. The other two are juve…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hudson
Police & Fire
Jersey City Couple Again Convicted Of Threatening Muslim Neighbor: Prosecutor Jersey City Couple Again Convicted Of Threatening Muslim Neighbor: Prosecutor
Jersey City Couple Again Convicted Of Threatening Muslim Neighbor: Prosecutor A Jersey City couple has been convicted of threatening a Muslim neighbor for years, authorities said. William Ong, 76, and Beverly Ong, 73, were found guilty of bias intimidation for incidents that occurred between 2016 and 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ong and her daughter, Johanna, were convicted in 2012 on similar charges, for similar incidents. The verdict was delivered before the Superior Court Judge Vincent after a two-day trial. William Ong was found not guilty of Terroristic Threats. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7. “Hudson County is one of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Suffolk NY
News
Noose Found At Long Island Work Site Noose Found At Long Island Work Site
Noose Found At Long Island Work Site A noose was found hanging at a Long Island worksite shared by PSEG Long Island and National Grid for the second time in several months in an incident that could be a potential bias crime. PSEG officials said that on Monday, Nov. 22, an employee found a rope hanging from the company’s facility on Mill Road in Hewlett that was in the shape of a noose. The incident was referred to the Nassau County Police Department, which is investigating, thorough it is unclear if there is any criminality involved. In September, a similar noose-like rope was also found at the Mill Road worksite, which remai…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
NJ Teacher Accused Of Making 'Terrorists' Remark To Student Suspended, Police Notified NJ Teacher Accused Of Making 'Terrorists' Remark To Student Suspended, Police Notified
NJ Teacher Accused Of Making 'Terrorists' Remark To Student Suspended, Police Notified UPDATE: A high school teacher accused of telling an Arab-American student "we don't negotiate with terrorists" when he sought a homework extension has been suspended, officials with the Ridgefield School District in Bergen County confirmed. Another Ridgefield Memorial High School teacher and classmates witnessed the teacher's comment to Mohammed Zubi, a 17-year-old Muslim senior who's captain of the varsity soccer team, according to the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ). "I didn't mean it like that," the teacher reportedly told the boy afterward, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mercer
News
Ex-Con Indicted In Brutal Slaying Of LGBTQ+ Advocate, Motive Remains A Mystery Ex-Con Indicted In Brutal Slaying Of LGBTQ+ Advocate, Motive Remains A Mystery
Ex-Con Indicted In Brutal Slaying Of LGBTQ+ Advocate, Motive Remains A Mystery Authorities this week still hadn't offered a motive for why an ex-con killed a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ advocate from Trenton in a horrific shooting this summer. “Detectives continue to investigate what prompted the attack,” Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in announcing an indictment charging ex-con Daniel L. Smith, 37, with murder in the July 30 shooting of Shaquil Loftin, also known as Shai Vanderpump. Shaquil Lofti was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton a short time after being found with several gunshots wounds in the face in a house on Kelsey …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
News
Vandalism At Nassau County Mosque Being Investigated As Bias Crime, Police Say Vandalism At Nassau County Mosque Being Investigated As Bias Crime, Police Say
Vandalism At Nassau County Mosque Being Investigated As Bias Crime, Police Say Trash mixed in with human waste that was tossed into a Long Island mosque earlier this month is being treated as a bias crime, authorities announced. On Friday, Aug. 13, a man was caught on camera walking up to the front door of the Faizan-e-Aisha mosque on Heitz Place in Hicksville twice, tossing shovels of garbage and urine near the front door. According to reports, the package landed in the area of the mosque where congregants would leave their shoes before heading inside to pray. Though the incident happened earlier this month, it was not reported to the Nassau County Police Departmen…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Police Investigating After Break-In, Slurs Spray-Painted At Long Island Sikh Temple Police Investigating After Break-In, Slurs Spray-Painted At Long Island Sikh Temple
Police Investigating After Break-In, Slurs Spray-Painted At Long Island Sikh Temple Investigators are asking the public for information after a suspect broke into a Long Island Sikh temple and bias slurs and religious words were spray-painted on the building. The incident happened sometime between Monday, Aug. 2, and Tuesday, Aug. 3, at about 5:40 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police Department.  NCPD said the temple is located at 383 Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park.  A ladder was reportedly found leaning against the outside of the building, which allowed the unknown person to enter through a window. Police said the graffiti was found on the roof, w…

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by Nicole Valinote
Ocean
Police & Fire
Pig Carcass Left On NJ Rabbi's Doorstep Pig Carcass Left On NJ Rabbi's Doorstep
Pig Carcass Left On NJ Rabbi's Doorstep Authorities are investigating after a pig carcass was left on a New Jersey rabbi's doorstep. Police responded to the rabbi's Treetop Lane home just after 7 a.m. Saturday, after someone called to report the dead animal's body on the porch, Lakewood police said in a statement. The incident was first reported by The Lakewood Scoop, and is being investigated as a bias crime, Lakewood Police Chief Greg Meyer told the outlet. "The incident is beyond horrifying and should be condemned by the all," the Anti Defamation League said. This incident is beyond horrifying & should be condemned b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Anti-BLM Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax Bergenfield Anti-BLM Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax
Bergenfield Anti-blm Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax Bergenfield police were trying to determine who authored a social media thread full of threats to kill people in a variety of ways in retaliation against Black Lives Matter. “We are aware of an alarming Twitter post going around social media,” Bergenfield police wrote in their own post. “We want to thank everyone who reached out to the department to report this. The matter is being investigated.” Similar posts -- with different names and the exact same wording -- have appeared on social media in recent months. The latest thread bore a name, a Bergenfield address and a time stamp that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Police & Fire
Culprits Could Make It Easier Admitting To COVID, ‘Go Home To China’ Graffiti At Wyckoff Eatery Culprits Could Make It Easier Admitting To COVID, ‘Go Home To China’ Graffiti At Wyckoff Eatery
Culprits Could Make It Easier Admitting To COVID, ‘Go Home To China’ Graffiti At Wyckoff Eatery Whoever spray-painted “Go home to China,” “Coronavirus” and “COVID-19” on the windows and front sidewalk of a Wyckoff Chinese restaurant – whether adult or juvenile – faces severe penalties if caught by investigators, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives were reviewing area surveillance video and evidence collected by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification following the overnight attack on Gourmet Garden Restaurant on Crescent Avenue. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is involved, as well, and are pursuing the incident as a bias crime. Other charges, including …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
News
State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area
State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area Police are investigating a bias crime after a large cross was destroyed on a mountain in the area. The incident involved graffiti and vandalism to the cross, which can usually be seen from Honness Mountain in the area of Brooks Road in Fishkill for miles, including from Route 9 to the west and I-84 to the south. New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks said the investigation is being conducted with its Bias Crime Unit. In a post on Facebook, James Brooks said his grandfather "thanked God every day for his son (my father) living through a fire that burned a major percentage of his …

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by Joe Lombardi
Teaneck
Police & Fire
AUTHORITIES: Incident At Teaneck Kosher Deli Not Bias Crime AUTHORITIES: Incident At Teaneck Kosher Deli Not Bias Crime
Authorities: Incident At Teaneck Kosher Deli Not Bias Crime UPDATE: Teaneck police in consultation with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office determined that a Christmas incident at a popular Jewish kosher deli in town "didn't rise to the level of a bias crime." The man entered Sammy's Bagels on Queen Anne Road and said "take off your f****** hat" to one man and then to another, Township Manager Dean Kazinci said. There was some pushing and shoving between the man and the second victim, who was scratched on the face, Kazinci said. He didn't require medical attention, the township manager said. After leaving the store, the suspect approached a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood
Police & Fire
Detectives Investigate Swastikas Found In Ridgewood High School Bathroom Detectives Investigate Swastikas Found In Ridgewood High School Bathroom
Detectives Investigate Swastikas Found In Ridgewood High School Bathroom Three swastikas were found in a Ridgewood High School bathroom stall last month, village police said Sunday. The swastikas were discovered "rubbed on a surface" of the stall on Oct. 18 and were being treated as a bias crime, police said in a release issued Sunday by Detective Sgt. Michael W. Lembo. "The surface was cleaned and there was no permanent damage," the release says. Ridgewood detectives were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck
Police & Fire
Teaneck Police ID Trio Accused Of Squirting Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols Teaneck Police ID Trio Accused Of Squirting Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols
Teaneck Police ID Trio Accused Of Squirting Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols UPDATE: Teaneck police on Friday identified the three local men who they said committed a bias crime when they sprayed worshipers leaving a Jewish prayer service with water pistols. Matthew A. Davis, Tyrell N. Culver, both 21, and Michael Davis were charged with harassment stemming from the incident last Friday. One of the victims told police that one of the three shouted an anti-Semitic remark from a fleeing Honda after he and another congregation member from Young Israel of Teaneck were squirted on Perry Lane as they walked back from services just after 9 p.m. July 12, Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood
Police & Fire
Student, 16, Removed From Prestigious Englewood School For Anti-Black, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Student, 16, Removed From Prestigious Englewood School For Anti-Black, Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Student, 16, Removed From Prestigious Englewood School For Anti-Black, Anti-Semitic Graffiti UPDATE: Officials at Dwight-Englewood Upper School confirmed Friday that a 16-year-old student was removed after they determined that he was responsible for anti-black and anti-Semitic graffiti found scrawled on several restroom stalls across the campus. Head of School Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett issued a statement earlier that a student was "under investigation and no longer at the school," said Liz Tausner, the schools' director of communications. The 11th-grader has denied involvement, according to sources familiar with the incident. A police investigation was continuing and delinquency co…

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by Jerry DeMarco