Light Rain Fog/Mist 44°
Tag:

Adolf Hitler

Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Vandalizes Carmel High School With Swastika, Police Say 16-Year-Old Vandalizes Carmel High School With Swastika, Police Say
16-Year-Old Vandalizes Carmel High School With Swastika, Police Say A 16-year-old faces a felony charge after carving a hate symbol into tennis courts at a Hudson Valley high school, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident in Putnam County on Wednesday, Sept. 20 around 5 p.m., when authorities were notified of graffiti that was found at Carmel High School by students and staff.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, responding deputies and investigators found a swastika and the words "Adolf Hitler" scratched into the surface of the school's tennis courts. The sheriff's office then began interviewing students and staff and going ov…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes For Comment At Anti-Vax Rally His Wife Called 'Reprehensible' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes For Comment At Anti-Vax Rally His Wife Called 'Reprehensible'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes For Comment At Anti-Vax Rally His Wife Called 'Reprehensible' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a public apology after being blasted by critics - including his own family - for making an Anne Frank reference during an anti-vaccine and mandate rally in Washington, DC. During the event on Sunday, Jan. 23, Kennedy drew the ire of many when he implied that Anne Frank had more freedom in hiding from the Nazis than people have under the current US vaccine policies. “What we’re seeing today is what I call turnkey totalitarianism. They are putting in place all of these technological mechanisms for control we’ve never seen before,” Kennedy said. “It’s been the…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness
Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Federal prosecutors have filed hate crimes charges against the man accused of allegedly stabbing five people at a Hasidic rabbi’s Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. The charges come after calls for action on hate crimes from state and federal officials, as well as the public and religious leaders. The criminal complaint, filed in the White Plains federal court, provides a glimpse into what may have motivated Grafton Thomas, 31, of Orange County, to carry out his bloody rampage on Saturday, Dec. 28. Thomas’s family said in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 29, that he had a long history o…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase
Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Click here for an updated story: Teen ID'd By Police For Posting Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase “Nazi-themed” posters found on a college campus in Westchester over the weekend have prompted a police investigation. Members of the SUNY Purchase University Police are investigating the posters and have identified a suspect believed to be responsible for spreading the posters at the Anderson Hill Road campus in Harrison. "I regret to inform the community that yesterday, Nazi-themed posters were found in various spots around campus,” Officer-in-Charge Dennis Craig said. “That this ha…

SHARE

by Zak Failla