Red Paint Smeared Across Jewish History Museum In PA Sparks Hate Crime Charges For NJ Man
A man turned himself in after red spray paint was found smeared across the exterior of Philadelphia's Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in two separate incidents, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Leroy Hayes of Woodbury, NJ, surrendered to Central Detectives on Monday, Sept. 8, police said.
He has been charged with Ethnic Intimidation, Criminal Mischief, and Possessing an Instrument of Crime (PIC).
The first attack happened on Monday, Aug. 18 around 4:43 a.m., when surveillance cameras captured a vandal spray-painting red m…
Vandal Targeted Black Victim's Car In Ballston Hate Crime, Police Say
A 20-year-old Saratoga County man is facing felony hate crime charges after allegedly vandalizing a victim’s car, police said.
Deputies responded to a disturbance call on Blue Heron Way in the town of Ballston just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators determined that Christopher Brothers, 20, of Ballston Spa, struck the victim’s car with a hammer and jumped on top of it, causing over $1,500 in damage, police said.
Deputies alleged he intentionally targeted the victim, who is Black, because of his perceived race.
Brothers was arres…
Man Released After Choking Victim In Hate Crime Assault At Mamaroneck Gas Station: DA
A man accused of attacking and choking a Hispanic victim while in line at a Westchester gas station has been released on his own recognizance following his arraignment on hate crime charges, prosecutors announced.
Carl Jones of Spartanburg, South Carolina, 57, was arraigned Sunday, Aug. 10, in Mamaroneck Village Court on one count of third-degree assault as a hate crime, a felony, and one count of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, a misdemeanor, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.
The charges stem from a Saturday, Aug.…
Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside Albany Synagogue Gets Years In Prison
A man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in February to a federal hate crime for the Dec. 7, 2023, incident at Temple Israel, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Alkhader took an Uber to the synagogue, walked up the front steps, pulled a shotgun from a duffel bag, and fired two rounds into the air while shouting “Free Palestine.” Adults and children were inside at the time, but no one was injured.
He had planned to shoot out the syna…
Video: Dentist Who Won Racial Profiling Case Caught Drawing Swastika On Tesla, Closter PD Says
A dentist once involved in a landmark racial profiling case against the New Jersey State Police is now facing a hate crime charge after police say he drew a swastika on a Tesla Cybertruck parked in Closter Plaza.
Elmo Randolph, 68, of Orange, turned himself in on Thursday, July 3, and was charged with bias intimidation, a fourth-degree offense, Closter Police Chief James Buccola said.
The incident happened at 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the parking lane between Lululemon and Gary’s Liquors. The vehicle’s owner reported the vandalism the next day, and Tesla surveillance video showed a m…
Teens Targeted Victims Through Dating App In Violent Ramapo Robbery Scheme: Police
Two 19-year-old men face a long list of charges — many as hate crimes — after allegedly luring victims through a dating app and attacking them in a Rockland County park, police said.
The arrests followed a detailed investigation by the Ramapo Police Department, which uncovered a disturbing pattern of threats, intimidation, and armed robberies, the department announced on Friday, June 20.
According to police, the two suspects, one from Flushing, Queens, and one from Monsey, used a dating app to lure victims to a children’s park in the Village of Wesley Hills during the late night and e…
Teen Was Behind Hate-Fueled Graffiti At Yorktown Parks, Police Say (Update)
Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic graffiti discovered at two public parks in Westchester over the weekend, police said.
The boy's arrest was announced on Friday, May 16, and was made in connection to the discovery of offensive graffiti on Sunday, May 11, at both Patriot Skate Park and the Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Track in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department.
According to police, the vandalism included racial slurs, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages, and profane images, scrawled across town…
Man Admits Attacking Jewish Barber With Scissors In Yonkers
A man has pleaded guilty to a violent hate crime after slashing a Jewish barber in an antisemitic attack inside the victim’s Westchester County barbershop, prosecutors announced.
Yonkers resident Ahmed Al Jabali, 34, admitted in court Thursday, April 17, to second-degree assault as a hate crime for the attack, which happened on August 29, 2024, in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 21.
Prosecutors said Al Jabali entered Slava Shushakov’s barbershop and asked for a shave before suddenly grabbing a pair of shears. He called the bar…
