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Police & Fire
Hate Crime Under Investigation After Rabbi Assaulted On Maryland Sidewalk: Police
A hate crime is under investigation in Montgomery County after a rabbi was attacked by a 47-year-old man with a wooden stake near several places of worship. Junior Michael Reese, who has no fixed address, will face charges following an incident in Silver Spring early on Monday morning, officials say. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 10 a.m. on Oct. 14 to the 1400 block of Arcola Avenue, not far from the Silver Spring Jewish Center and Ohr Hatorah to investigate a reported assault. 1400 block of Arcola Avenue in Silver Spring Google Ma…
Schools
Community Helps Scrub Anti-Semitic Graffiti From Maryland Elementary School Sign
A Maryland community came together to help clean up hateful graffiti that was found spray painted outside a Montgomery County elementary school. Anti-semitic imagery was found on a sign at the Bethesda Elementary School on Arlington Road, though crews and neighbors were quick to clear the paint on Sunday morning. Many thanks to @2dCommander, @mcpnews, @BethesdaUP, Dr. Taylor & Marcus Jones at @MCPS, and @CentralFarmMKTs Bethesda team as well as local residents for the response & efforts today to clean up deeply offensive graffiti today.“Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can d…
News
'We Stand With Israel' Banner In Front Of Maryland Synagogue Vandalized
A pro-Israel flag was vandalized outside of a Maryland synagogue over the weekend, now police in Montgomery County are attempting to track down those responsible. On Sunday morning, officials from Temple Beth Ami on Travilah Road in Rockville were met by a disconcerting sight, when they arrived for a program and found a sign that has stood for years defaced by red spray paint in an attempt to replace “Israel” with “Palestine.” Officials expressed that they are "grateful to live in a nation which enshrines free speech," but made note that what happened over the weekend is not, by defini…
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Man Who Attacked Asian-Owned Businesses Over Mask Requirement In Maryland Gets Life In Prison
The Baltimore man who attacked three Asian-owned businesses over their masking requirements during the COVID pandemic is heading to prison for life. Darryl Doles was sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended for two counts of attempted murder, assault, and hate crime, Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Doles pleaded guilty to the charges in September 2023. Court documents detail Doles' May 2, 2021 "rampage" after he was denied entry to two Asian-American businesses for refusing to wear a mask indoors. It began at Linden Discount …
Police & Fire
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church
A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …
News
Hate-Based Vandalism Found On Maryland Bridge Under Investigation
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information into a hate crime in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued a fresh alert on Thursday as they continue to search for the vandals who tagged a bridge under Josiah Henson Parkway late last month. On Aug. 27, officers found orange spray paint reading, “Club Aryan Excellent” with a black Swastika in an orange outline and a palm tree painted on the wall under the Josiah Henson Parkway pedestrian tunnel, officials said. Sensitive content warning:We are deeply disturbed by the racist and antisemitic message found …
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Man Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Messaged DMV Officials Supporting Trans People After Shooting: DOJ
The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after the mass shooting in Nashville earlier this year has copped to the crime. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the Nashville shooting in March. Specifically, Nettina targeted the Washington, DC-based Human Rights Campaign, federal prosecutors said. “Bias-motivated threats of violence te…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Hate Crimes, Murder For Mass Shooting In Maryland Over Parking Spot
The 43-year-old man implicated in a mass shooting in Annapolis last month has been indicted on multiple murder and hate crimes, authorities announced. Charles Robert Smith was hit with a 42-count indictment following the mass shooting that left three dead, including a father and son, in Annapolis on Sunday, June 11. Specifically, Smith was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of race/religious crime resulting in death; Six counts of attempted first-degree murder; Six counts of attempted second-degree murder; Six counts of first-degree assault; Six counts of S…
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MD Man Threatened To 'Slaughter' LGBTQ+ Group In DC After Nashville Mass Shooting, Feds Say
The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after the mass shooting in Nashville earlier this year has copped to the crime. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the Nashville shooting in March. Specifically, Nettina targeted the Washington, DC-based Human Rights Campaign, federal prosecutors said. “Bias-motivated threats of violen…
News
Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi Charged For Conspiring To Destroy Energy Facilities: DOJ
The Maryland woman who sought to “completely destroy” Baltimore with a purported neo-Nazi in Florida with racist ideologies has been charged by a federal grand jury, officials announced. A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, and Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, 27, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. Original story - Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Prosecutors say that the single-count indictment alleges that the duo “conspired to willfully damage th…
News
Minor Responsible For Majority Of Bomb Threats Targeting HBCUs, FBI Says
The FBI announced that one minor is “believed to be responsible for the “majority of the threats" that have been targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country and throughout the region. According to a press release issued by the FBI, since January, more than 50 HBCUs, houses of worship, and other faith-based and academic institutions across the country have received racially motivated threats of violence. Of those threats, there have been some reported in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. The investigation into the threats led to the id…
News
New Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Spray-Painted Along Maryland Trail
Elected officials in Maryland are condemning the latest instance of anti-Semitic behavior in Montgomery County. For the second time in nearly as many months, anti-Semitic graffiti was found spray-painted along the Bethesda Trolley Trail in the Wildwood neighborhood. County Executive Marc Elrich said on Monday, Nov. 14, that Montgomery County response teams are working to remove the hateful images “as quickly as possible.” While cleaning up the latest incident, Elrich said that teams also located a second location that was tagged with hateful rhetoric on a brick wall at Old Georgetown Ro…
News
'I Am The Attacker': Arrest Made In Threat That Shook Synagogues Across NJ
Recent broad threats against synagogues and Jewish people in New Jersey earlier this month ended with the arrest of a teenager from the state, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 10. A manifesto posted by Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville in a forum frequented by extremists frightened the public, brought security to Jewish houses of worship and got the FBI involved last week. The concern stemmed from a contention in the Nov. 1 post that an attack had already occurred -- which active shooters have done in certain instances across the U.S. just before carrying out their fatal…
News
Alert Issued For Person Wanted For Hate Crime Assault On Blue Line Metro Train In DC
Recognize her? Law enforcement officials in the region are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a person wanted for an alleged assault that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. The FBI's Washington Field Office issued an alert on Friday, Sept. 23, and provided photos of a suspect involved in an alleged assault on a Blue Line Metro train in the area of the Benning Road Metro station in Washington, DC in October 2021. This individual is wanted for an alleged hate crime.FBI It is alleged that the person pictured above struck her victim in the…
News
Details Emerge After Gay Couple Attacked, Accused Of Spreading Monkeypox In DC: Police
A gay couple was attacked on August 7 as two suspects hit them and shouted homophobic slurs in D.C., according to FOX5 DC. At around 5:40 p.m., the young couple from Texas was approached by two suspects who made derogatory comments about their sexual orientation and punched the victims, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspects, who approached the couple near the Shaw metro station, allegedly accused the couple of spreading monkeypox, FOX5DC reported. Soon after the attack, a witness called the police and two girls that were with the suspects broke from the group and ap…
News
Vandal Charged In Connection To Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spray-Painted In Maryland
Police have arrested a man in connection to recent antisemitic vandalism in Pikesville, authorities say. Benjamin Katz, 31, was arrested and charged in connection to the vandalism in the 10800 block of Greenspring Avenue, according to Baltimore County police. As previously reported by Daily Voice, a swastika and the word "Cox", which is believed to be a reference to Governor candidate Dan Cox, were spray-painted on a group of mailboxes. So this happened in the heart of District 11. It’s despicable - whoever is responsible should be held to account. I hope this is not an omen for how th…
News
Ex-NJ High School Basketball Star Cuts Deal, Gets 22 Years For Killing Tijuana Sex Club Worker
UPDATE: A former New Jersey high school basketball star who walked onto the Rutgers University team was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Mexico after admitting that he killed a sex club worker in Tijuana last year, according to multiple reports. Authorities had collected surveillance video from the notorious Adelita nightclub that shows Logan Kelley coming up from behind 20-year-old Isis Montoya, pulling a four-inch knife from his hoodie pocket and slicing her throat in February 2021. They charged him with what's known there as femicide, a hate crime in Mexico. Rather than face tria…
News
Officials Decry Antisemitic Graffiti Found On Bethesda Trolley Trail In Maryland
Another instance of antisemitic vandalism has struck Maryland after graffiti bearing antisemitic messages was found on a Montgomery County trail, according to multiple reports. The graffiti was found spray-painted on a fence along the the Bethesda Trolley Trail over Interstate 270 near Rossmore Drive around 6:45 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7, the reports state. Several political faces have expressed their disgust, condemning the graffiti on social media. It breaks my heart to see acts of violence like this in our community. Hate has no place here. https://t.co/LXi6SPvWFK — Joe Vogel (@JoeVogel…
Police & Fire
Police Apprehend Man Wanted For Hate Crime At Maryland Church
Concerned citizens helped police in Maryland locate and apprehend a man wanted for a hate crime at an Anne Arundel County church. Donald Eugene Hood, Jr., 66, was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5 in the area of Annapolis Road and Burns Crossing Road in Gambrills after there was a citizen complaint. Hood was wanted by police for an alleged vandalism incident at the Kingdom Celebration Church on Annapolis Road in Gambrills on Wednesday, Aug. 3. The nature of the vandalism has not been released by investigators, t…
News
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Spray-Painted On Maryland Mailboxes: Reports
Outrage swept through a primarily Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore County after Swastikas were found spray-painted on a mailbox, reports WBAL. The hate symbols, accompanied by the word "Cox", which many believe to be referencing republican Maryland Governor candidate Dan Cox, were seen along Greenspring Avenue in the Stevenson area, the outlet continued. Police are reportedly investigating several claims of vandalism in the area. Delegate Cox also released a statement condemning the acts of vandalism, stating that "such bigotry and criminal activity is evil and must be ex…
Police & Fire
Anti-Semitic Propaganda Under Investigation In Maryland Communities
Anti-Semitic propaganda has been plastered throughout communities in Calvert County, the sheriff's office advised. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that it is investigating the littering of anti-Semitic propaganda that has been strewn throughout several neighborhoods in the region. Flyers are contained in plastic zipper bags and are thrown from cars onto lawns or placed in mailboxes, officials said. Deputies have responded and removed materials when the problem is reported. The nature of the propaganda was not announced by investigators. Similar flyers have been reported in C…
Police & Fire
Vandal Spray Paints 'Groomer' On Pair Of Maryland Libraries, Police Say
A 30-year-old Montgomery County man was arrested for spray painting the word “groomer” on a pair of libraries in Prince George’s counties. Charles Sutherland, of Takoma Park, is believe to have vandalized the buildings on June 4 at the Greenbelt Branch Library, and June 9 at the New Carrollton Branch Library, Prince George’s County Police said. Sutherland is charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property and multiple hate crimes related to defacing the building. He has confessed to the incidents. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-4…
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