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EMT Plates Revoked For Swastika-Covered Cadillac Driver, DMV Confirms EMT Plates Revoked For Swastika-Covered Cadillac Driver, DMV Confirms
EMT Plates Revoked For Swastika-Covered Cadillac Driver, DMV Confirms New York’s DMV has revoked specialty EMT license plates from a Cadillac plastered with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti that was seen parked on a North Jersey street last month. Following a request from Democratic Assemblyman Kalman Yeger, of Brooklyn, the DMV replaced the EMT plates with standard issued ones, according to a letter from DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder obtained by Yeshiva World News. “The Department of Motor Vehicles is appalled by the hate speech portrayed on the vehicle in the images accompanying your correspondence,” Schroeder wrote. “DMV abhors antisemitism in all its …

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by Michael Mashburn
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EMT’s Car With Swastika, ‘Peace Symbol’ Claim Sparks Outrage In NJ, Police Visit EMT’s Car With Swastika, ‘Peace Symbol’ Claim Sparks Outrage In NJ, Police Visit
EMT’s Car With Swastika, ‘Peace Symbol’ Claim Sparks Outrage In NJ, Police Visit A swastika displayed on a Cadillac parked on a North Jersey street has prompted a multi-agency investigation and swift public condemnation from local and state officials. The gray or black Cadillac, bearing New York EMT plates and the URL “Isreal.com” across the trunk, was seen on Lockwood Street in Closter (Bergen County) with a swastika beside it, according to a post shared Sunday, August 3, by the nonprofit StopAntisemitism on X (formerly Twitter). That same day, a blog post published on the listed website claimed responsibility for the decal and described a police visit to the author’s …

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
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Swastikas Spray-Painted On CT Street, Overpass Swastikas Spray-Painted On CT Street, Overpass
Swastikas Spray-Painted On CT Street, Overpass Residents in Norwich woke up to disturbing sights Friday morning, Feb. 21, after antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted across multiple locations in the city. Norwich police said two swastikas were spray-painted on separate locations on the city's west side. The largest symbol was left at Old Salem Road, with President Donald Trump's name spray-painted beneath it. Another swastika was found on an I-395 overpass along Salem Turnpike, police said. Multiple people shared photos of the graffiti on social media demanding the city move quickly to remove it.  Norwich Police Lt. Kyle Besse s…

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by Josh Lanier