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Norwalk City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say Norwalk City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say
Norwalk City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say Alleged racist and antisemitic remarks made during a city meeting on Zoom are being investigated by police in Fairfield County and have caused an outcry by the mayor and other officials.  The incident took place in Norwalk on Tuesday, Jan. 16 during the public comment period of the meeting of the Ordinance Committee which was discussing a redistricting ordinance, the sale of city property, and blight prevention. "I unequivocally condemn these ignorant, racist individuals for their anti-semitic, racist statements made during last night's Ordinance Committee meeting," sai…
College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime
College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime A college community in Connecticut, alongside many nationwide, has been left reeling after a student of Palestinian descent was one of three shot in what appears to be a hate crime. Tahseen Ali Ahmad, age 20, who attends Trinity College in Hartford, was one of three men of the same age shot outside of a house in Burlington, Vermont on Sunday, Nov. 26, the school announced. Ali Ahmad and the two other men — Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, also of Palestinian descent — were lifelong friends visiting a relative’s house near the University of Vermont's campus for the Thanksgiving holid…
Swastika Found Carved Into Glass At Darien Train Station, Suspect At Large: Police Swastika Found Carved Into Glass At Darien Train Station, Suspect At Large: Police
Swastika Found Carved Into Glass At Darien Train Station, Suspect At Large: Police Police are investigating an apparent hate crime after an unknown suspect left a swastika in a Connecticut train station. The symbol was discovered in Fairfield County on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at approximately 12:10 p.m., according to Darien Police. It was carved into a glass window in a bathroom stall of the Darien Train Station, located at 33 West Avenue. Police said they did not know how long the swastika had been there, and no details about the vandal were released. Darien Public Works was notified so that the vandalism could be taken care of. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.&nbs…
21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell 21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell
21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell A student at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York has been accused of threatening to shoot, stab, and rape Jewish students at the Ivy League school. Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior originally from Pittsford, New York, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 31 on a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications, according to prosecutors in the Northern District of New York. Dai allegedly posted threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion site, including posts calling for the deaths of Jewish peopl…
'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation, Police Say 'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation, Police Say
'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation, Police Say Authorities in Connecticut are conducting an investigation into a white supremacist group after discovering a racist social media post, police said.  The investigation was started after the unnamed group posted a video on social media depicting individuals holding up a sign with racist text, the Bristol Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 24.  According to police, the post depicted several people holding flares and a sign that stated, "Keep CT White." Authorities now believe the video was filmed in Bristol around Saturday, Aug. 19 in the area of Route 72 and Todd Street.…
Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say
Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say Propaganda stickers discovered on local and state property in recent days in Fairfield County prompted a swift response from the town administration and the police department. On Wednesday, March 8, Westport Police were notified of propaganda, in the form of stickers, affixed to signs in the Saugatuck area of town, said Lt. Eric Woods. "These stickers were small, and in some cases, old and tattered," Woods said. The stickers are confirmed recruitment materials from a group called “Patriot Front," Woods added. Woods said the Anti-Defamation League has documented the group and written ext…
Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School
Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School Police are investigating after a noose was found in a boys' locker room at a high school in Connecticut. The noose was found in Tolland County at the RHAM High School located in Hebron on Friday, Nov. 18. District 8 School Superintendent Colin McNamara said the noose, commonly associated with racial hatred, was found hanging in the locker room by a staff member. The staff member immediately removed the noose and alerted the school administration. The district then contacted the Hebron Police Department and resident State Trooper to initiate an investigation into the matter a…
Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime, Admits To Threatening CT Restaurant Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime, Admits To Threatening CT Restaurant
Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime, Admits To Threatening CT Restaurant A 37-year-old man has admitted he committed a hate crime, making threatening telephone calls to a Connecticut restaurant, along with businesses in other states. Joey David George, a resident of Lynnwood, Washington, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 7, to making interstate threats and a hate crime: interference with a Federally Protected Activity, United States Attorney Nick Brown announced. He has been in federal custody since he was arrested on July 22, Brown said. In his plea agreement, George admitted he made threatening phone calls to grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, restaurants…
ID Released Of Accused Teen Gunman In Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket ID Released Of Accused Teen Gunman In Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket
ID Released Of Accused Teen Gunman In Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket The identity has been released of the teenage gunman now in custody who live-steamed a mass shooting at a a supermarket in Buffalo that left 10 dead in what authorities say was a racially motivated hate crime. A total of 13 people were shot in the incident that happened just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in a Black neighborhood, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. The three others shot have non life-threatening injuries. The alleged gunman, now identified as 18-year-old Payton Gendron, of the town of Conklin in Broome County, New Yo…
18-Year-Old Gunman Live-Streamed Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket 18-Year-Old Gunman Live-Streamed Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket
18-Year-Old Gunman Live-Streamed Mass Shooting Leaving 10 Dead At Buffalo Supermarket Updated story: ID Released Of Accused 18-Year-Old Gunman In Mass Shooting Of 10 At Buffalo Supermarket This story has been updated. Ten people are dead after a teenage gunman live-steaming the event who is now in custody opened fire inside a supermarket in Buffalo in what authorities say was a racially motivated hate crime. A total of 13 people were shot in the incident that happened just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. The three others shot have non life-threatening injuries. Gramaglia said…
Man Charged With Hate Crime, Making Threats In Fairfield County Man Charged With Hate Crime, Making Threats In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Hate Crime, Making Threats In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly accosted a masonry worker and yelled racist language at the man. Joseph Soracco, age 61, of Fairfield, was arrested on around 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16. Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras said the department received a complaint of a man threatening and using racial slurs, over a masonry worker's truck being parked in such a way that it blocked a section of sidewalk adjacent to a lot where construction work is being done. According to Kalamaras, an investigation found Soracco angrily confronted the mason…
Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University
Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University An investigation has been launched at Yale University after two separate instances of anti-Semitic and racially charged graffiti that was discovered at a construction site on campus. The Yale Police Department launched an investigation into anti-Semitic and racist graffiti that were reportedly spray-painted inside the construction site for Kline Biology Tower in New Haven County, which has been closed since work began at the site, according to Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins. Higgins said that on Monday, Sept. 20, members of the construction crew working in the area found the graffiti spr…
Noose Made Of Shoestring Found In Bathroom Of CT School Noose Made Of Shoestring Found In Bathroom Of CT School
Noose Made Of Shoestring Found In Bathroom Of CT School Officials in Connecticut have launched an investigation after a noose was found inside the bathroom of an area school. New Haven Schools Superintendent Iline Tracey said that on Friday, Oct. 1, a noose made of shoestring was found at the Nathan Hale School in New Haven County. In a letter to the community, Tracey addressed the hate crime, saying that “such behavior will not be tolerated. No other information was immediately released. 
“This is a very serious breach of the values of our community,” she stated. “Such behavior cannot and will not be tolerated. We will work with staff and stud…
Pride Banner 'Slashed' From Its Frame At Fairfield County Church Pride Banner 'Slashed' From Its Frame At Fairfield County Church
Pride Banner 'Slashed' From Its Frame At Fairfield County Church Members of a  popular Fairfield County church found a Pride banner on its property was slashed and ripped apart. The discovery was made Sunday, Aug. 1, in Stamford when members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation congregation gathered on the front lawn to host a "Meet Our New Minister" service. "We found our Pride banner, which has been on display at the Bedford/Forest St. corner, had been slashed from its framework," the church said on Facebook. The banner featured a rainbow image and the church logo, with lettering declaring "we are a Welcoming Congregation."  "A …
Man Tried To Run Over Victim, Dog While Yelling Racist Comment At CT Stop & Shop, Police Say Man Tried To Run Over Victim, Dog While Yelling Racist Comment At CT Stop & Shop, Police Say
Man Tried To Run Over Victim, Dog While Yelling Racist Comment At CT Stop & Shop, Police Say A man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly attempting to run over a local resident walking his dog in a Connecticut grocery store parking lot and then yelling racist comments. Litchfield County resident John Charity, age 72, was arrested in Torrington on the warrant on Tuesday, July 6, following the event at the Stop & Shop located at 211 High St., said Torrington PD Detective Kevin L. Tieman. Police responded to the store after the victim said he was walking his dog across the parking lot when Charity, a Torrington resident, attempted to run him over while calling him a r…
Man Removes Pride Flag From Popular Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Removes Pride Flag From Popular Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Removes Pride Flag From Popular Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Detectives in Fairfield County are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who allegedly removed a Pride flag that was waving at an area beach and replaced it with a small American flag, police announced. The Darien Police Department received a report from an employee at the Parks and Recreation Department who said that a Pride flag was flown at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1 at Pear Tree Point Beach had been removed. Police said that the flag was discovered missing at approximately 3 p.m. the following day on Wednesday, June 2, with a small American flag that was not owned by the town…
Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found
Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found Amazon has shut down construction at a site in Connecticut for the second time in as many weeks after another noose was discovered, marking the eighth found in the past several weeks. Workers found a red rope “with a noose tied at the end” entangled in electrical cables on the fifth floor at the site of the future planned fulfillment center, Windsor Police Chief Donald Melanson said on Wednesday, May 26. The site reopened on Monday, May 24 after being shut down last week when a seventh noose was found. Police believe that the eighth noose has been there for at least two weeks, as the area …
Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT
Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT Amazon has temporarily shut down construction at a site in Connecticut after several noose-like ropes were discovered in recent weeks. Police in Hartford County are investigating after a total of seven nooses were discovered at the Amazon construction site in Windsor on Kennedy Road since Tuesday, April 27. “Hate, racism or discrimination have no place in our society and are certainly not tolerated in any Amazon workplace - whether at a site under construction like this one, or at one that we operate," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. The most recent noose to be located at the s…
UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus
UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus A student at the University of Connecticut has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly painting a swastika on a building on the Storrs campus at the beginning of Passover, police said. Kristopher Pieper, age 21, of Enfield in Hartford County, a junior at UConn, was held overnight in lieu of a $5,000 bond was charged with third-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, and third-degree criminal mischief following his arrest on a warrant accusing him of spray-painting the anti-Semitic message on a chemistry building last month. Police said that on Saturday, March 27, a graduate stu…
Racist Remarks Made At Fairfield County Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime, Police Say Racist Remarks Made At Fairfield County Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime, Police Say
Racist Remarks Made At Fairfield County Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime, Police Say A hate crime investigation is underway in one Fairfield County town after an unknown person joined a video conference meeting and allegedly made racist remarks. The incident took place on Thursday, April 22, during a meeting of the Racial Equity and Justice Task Force in Fairfield, Police Chief Robert Kalamaras said. According to Kalamaras, the task force was hosting a virtual meeting among its members when an unknown person who had joined the meeting began to share a screen using images of slaves before making racial epithets and racist remarks to the group.  "Some of the r…
Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say
Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating a series of graffiti aimed at President-elect Joe Biden, and China at an elementary school and a store. The graffiti was discovered around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, at McKinley Elementary School and later at T.J. Maxx in Fairfield, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata. According to Granata, a Fairfield Board of Education employee reported a sidewalk on the McKinley Elementary School property located at 60 Thompson Street had been vandalized with spray paint. Officers found the words “United States of China," spray-painted across t…
Video Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad, Road-Rage Fight Video Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad, Road-Rage Fight
Video Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad, Road-Rage Fight New videos have been released of actress Meryl Streep’s nephew assaulting a teenager outside a Long Island bank earlier this year during a bout of road rage. Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim, David Peralta, in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” police said. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, lawyers for Peralta released videos of the incident, which show the much larger Streep lifting and slamming Peralta to the ground like a rag doll. The two can be seen exchanging words in the video …
Meryl Streep's Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad Sued In Road-Rage Incident Meryl Streep's Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad Sued In Road-Rage Incident
Meryl Streep's Nephew, New Canaan HS Grad Sued In Road-Rage Incident Meryl Streep’s nephew, a New Canaan High School graduate, could be facing more trouble following a road rage incident on Long Island that left his victim with life-threatening injuries. Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” East Hampton Village Police said in a press release. The teenager was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital within an hour after the attack, where he underwent emergency surgery that included the removal of his skull cap to st…
Rally Held For Hotel Worker Attacked by NY Couple; Suspects To Face Bigotry Charges Rally Held For Hotel Worker Attacked by NY Couple; Suspects To Face Bigotry Charges
Rally Held For Hotel Worker Attacked by NY Couple; Suspects To Face Bigotry Charges A Connecticut community came together to support a hotel worker injured during an allegedly racially-motivated attack as a New York couple is due to face charges of bigotry and assault this week. Dozens of people congregated Sunday, July 26, in Stonington for a rally in support of Crystal Caldwell, 59, a Groton woman that video surveillance shows was viciously attacked while working at the Quality Inn in Mystic. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), attended the rally. “State leaders are saying black lives matter and we want justice for Crystal Caldwell,” Blumenthal told the crowd. He …
Man Makes Anti-Semitic Death Threats To Fairfield County Resident, Feds Say Man Makes Anti-Semitic Death Threats To Fairfield County Resident, Feds Say
Man Makes Anti-Semitic Death Threats To Fairfield County Resident, Feds Say Federal officials have taken a Hudson Valley man into custody for allegedly making anti-Semitic death threats to a Jewish person from Fairfield County during religious holidays. Rockland County resident Christopher Rascoll, who has faced criminal charges before, has been charged with making death threats to the Stratford resident last year, beginning on the first day of Hanukkah. It is alleged that on Dec. 23 last year, Rascoll, of Blauvelt, began sending his victim - who is Jewish - threatening text messages, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham said.  In several messages, …
Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say
Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say An investigation is underway after an apparent hate crime in which a woman's vehicle was struck by a pickup truck in which two men yelled racial slurs, New York State police said. It happened in Putnam on Monday, June 8 at about 5:30 a.m. The victim, a Hispanic woman, was sleeping in her vehicle on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast near the Route 312 exit.  She was approached by the two men who yelled the slurs directed at her, according to state police. The men were operating an older model, two-tone black and silver Chevrolet pickup truck. As the vic…
'Hate-Filled' Flyers Found At Western Connecticut State University 'Hate-Filled' Flyers Found At Western Connecticut State University
'Hate-Filled' Flyers Found At Western Connecticut State University Police and campus officials are investigating “hate-filled” flyers that were found at Western Connecticut State University on Halloween Night. University President John Clark announced in a statement that racist and sexist flyers and graffiti were found on school property, prompting an investigation by local police in Danbury, State Police and the FBI. One flyer said “It’s OK to be white,” while another said “Islam is right about women,” according to a university’s spokesman. “I am both shocked and immensely saddened about this sick and outrageous behavior, especially since our University …
Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs
Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs African-American students at the University of Connecticut reportedly feel they are under siege after students used racial slurs in a video that was spread around campus and online. According to reports, three white students were shown in the video allegedly using the N-word to African American students, then laughing about it, according to WTNH News 8. The incident is being investigated by university police. One student reportedly said the incident has "put everybody on edge" as this has happened twice. The student who recorded the video is calling on the students to be expelled.
Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown
Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown A reward is being offered in the search for a suspect or suspects after anti-semitic graffiti was found painted on the front and sidewalls of the Adath Israel Synagogue located in Newtown. At about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, a Newtown Police Department officer performing building checks discovered the graffiti. An investigation into the incident has been launched and the Newtown Police Department.is working in conjunction with officials from the synagogue to ensure their safety and address their concerns, Newtown PD Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said. The Town of Newtown has prov…
31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas 31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas
31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas This story has been updated. Separate mass shootings 12 hours apart left 31 people dead and dozens injured in Ohio and Texas. The first shooting happened at a Walmart at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 local time (and 1 p.m. Eastern time). In that incident, 22 people were killed and 26 injured. It is unclear why the 21-year-old suspect taken into custody, who is from the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, targeted El Paso, on the border of Mexico, and about 650 miles away. Less than an hour before the gunman opened fire, police said they believe he poste…
Mosque Fire In New Haven Intentionally Set, Authorities Say Mosque Fire In New Haven Intentionally Set, Authorities Say
Mosque Fire In New Haven Intentionally Set, Authorities Say With Ramadan underway, fire officials in Connecticut have determined that the blaze that broke out at a New Haven mosque was intentionally set over the weekend. Fire crews from several area departments were dispatched at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, to the Diyanet Mosque on Middletown Road, when a fire broke out, sending smoke billowing for several blocks. The fire reportedly started on the first floor before quickly extending to the second, causing extensive damage. Firefighters knocked down the flames within an hour, though they remained at the scene for several hours to check …