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Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say
Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say A man was accused of spray painting antisemitic graffiti on a wall in front of a Monmouth County home, authorities said. Joseph Antebi, 25, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 16, the Township of Ocean Police Department said in a news release. A hometown wasn't immediately available for Antebi. Ocean Township police responded to a vandalism report at a home on West Park Avenue. The caller reported someone sprayed antisemitic messages on the paver wall before running away from the home. An arriving officer looked at the graffiti and spoke with the caller, who gave the officer a video of the inci…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor A Lacey Township man admitted to racist threats against an Amazon driver and illegally selling large amounts of marijuana, authorities said. John Vincentini, 64, pleaded guilty in two separate cases on Friday, June 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He and his wife, 64-year-old Karen Vincentini, have been held in the Ocean County Jail since March. John Vincentini pleaded guilty to bias intimidation after he was indicted back in June 2023. He was accused of threatening an Amazon delivery driver on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Investi…

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by Chris Spiker
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Knife Wielder, 71, Who Threatened Pro-Palestinian Protestor In Teaneck Nabbed In Lakewood: PD Knife Wielder, 71, Who Threatened Pro-Palestinian Protestor In Teaneck Nabbed In Lakewood: PD
Knife Wielder, 71, Who Threatened Pro-Palestinian Protestor In Teaneck Nabbed In Lakewood: PD A 71-year-old out-of-state man who threatened a woman with a knife at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Teaneck last month was captured Friday by police in Lakewood, authorities said. Pro-Palestinian protestors have been facing off against Jewish counter-demonstrators in Teaneck for more than two months. Cellphone video from the April 14 motor vehicle procession on Teaneck Road shows Ebrahim Yehounatan of Flushing, Queens pulling up alongside the victim’s car, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. Yehounatan “brandished a knife in his right hand directed at the victim,” the chief sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Arrest Made During Gaza War Protest In Teaneck One Arrest Made During Gaza War Protest In Teaneck
One Arrest Made During Gaza War Protest In Teaneck FOLLOW UP: An Upper Manhattanite was the only person arrested at a large demonstration outside a Teaneck synagogue, authorities said. Pro-Palestinian protestors faced off against Jewish counter-demonstrators during a fundraiser on Monday, April 1, at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun on West Englewood Avenue. The private event featured a representative of ZAKA, a Jewish group that collects body parts and blood for burial at the scenes of accidents and terrorist attacks. After American Muslims for Palestine and Within Our Lifetime announced plans to picket the event, township authorities took the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials
South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials A Lacey Township couple accused of illegally selling large amounts of marijuana and having assault weapons will stay in jail through their trials, authorities said. On Tuesday, Apr. 2, a judge ordered John and Karen Vincentini, both 64 years old, to remain detained in the Ocean County Jail through their trials. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the judge's orders in a news release. Lacey Township police received a report on Friday, Mar. 15 from someone who said a package of marijuana was delivered to their home in a repurposed Amazon box. Investigators deter…

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by Chris Spiker
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Couple Found With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana, Assault Weapons In South Jersey: Prosecutors Couple Found With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana, Assault Weapons In South Jersey: Prosecutors
Couple Found With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana, Assault Weapons In South Jersey: Prosecutors A Lacey Township couple was accused of illegally selling large amounts of marijuana and having assault weapons, authorities said. John and Karen Vincentini, both 64 years old, were arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Friday, Mar. 22. They were given several drug and weapons charges. Lacey Township police received a report on Friday, Mar. 15 from someone who said a package of marijuana was delivered to their home in a repurposed Amazon box. Investigators determined that John Vincentini delivered the box. Police executed a search warrant on the Vince…

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by Chris Spiker
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Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors
Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors A Manchester Township man admitted to a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that hospitalized three people, including an Orthodox Jewish man who was stabbed, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism on Wednesday, Jan. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billheimer announced. Prosecutors will seek a 30-year state prison sentence without parole for Marsh. Billhimer praised police for potentially saving lives and reiterated that hate does not belong in Ocean County. "The evidence marshaled through the course of this investigation led us to the unmis…

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by Chris Spiker
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Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD
Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD Tenafly police arrested a woman who they said ripped an Israeli flag down from the awning of a downtown store and harassed employees last month with “pro-Palestinian taunts and antagonizing hand gestures.” Denisa Gjana, 31, of Lodi was identified after investigators interviewed witnesses and reviewed area surveillance video following the Dec. 5, 2023 incident on West Railroad Avenue, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Gjana ripped down the flag, threw it into a trash can down the street, then returned to the business and berated the employees, the captain said. Then she drove away. This we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mount Laurel Man Gets Prison Time For Harassing His Neighbors, Racial Slurs Mount Laurel Man Gets Prison Time For Harassing His Neighbors, Racial Slurs
Mount Laurel Man Gets Prison Time For Harassing His Neighbors, Racial Slurs A 47-year-old man from Mount Laurel has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for threatening his neighbors including hurling racial slurs, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, formerly of Grammercy Way, pleaded guilty in October to four counts of bias intimidation and possession of drugs, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The charges to which Mathews pleaded involved the mistreatment of five former neighbors. The drug offense was filed after numerous psilocin mushrooms, which are known for their hallucinogenic effect, were discovered duri…

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by Jon Craig
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Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game
Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game Two men were charged with vandalizing a vehicle that had a Palestinian flag draped over its hood and harassing the owner at a children’s soccer game in Tenafly, authorities said. The vehicle had been keyed along the rear trunk and had a Star of David etched into the hood while parked in the lot at Tenafly Borough Hall on Riveredge Road last Saturday, Nov. 4, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Stuffed into the windshield were flyers “related to the current hostage situation occurring in the Gaza Strip,” the captain said on Friday. Several people in the area had been recording their activ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Put White Supremacy Stickers On Playground Equipment In South Jersey: Police Man Put White Supremacy Stickers On Playground Equipment In South Jersey: Police
Man Put White Supremacy Stickers On Playground Equipment In South Jersey: Police A South Jersey man has been charged with bias intimidation after he allegedly placed stickers promoting white supremacy at a playground, authorities said. A concerned citizen contacted Greenwich Township police on Monday, July 24 to report someone "was placing stickers promoting a White Nationalist and White Supremacy ideology on a bench and playground equipment at Dr. Chester Ulmer Park on Memorial Avenue," Greenwich police said in a statement. "The strikers would be removed by township personnel and a new set would be on the bench in a day or two," police said On Thursday, July 27 at 9:2…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Man Arrested In Race-Motivated Stabbing: Police Atlantic City Man Arrested In Race-Motivated Stabbing: Police
Atlantic City Man Arrested In Race-Motivated Stabbing: Police Atlantic City police arrested a 38-year-old man for attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a man in an unprovoked attack. On Monday, July 3, at 6:16 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 1600 block of Adriatic Avenue in reference to a man stabbed. Officer Zayon Pitts arrived and observed the victim, 18, of Egg Harbor Township, bleeding from his neck.  Pitts rendered aid while awaiting medical personnel.  The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with non-life threatening, but serious injury. An investigation by officers and memb…

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by Jon Craig
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Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (UPDATE) Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (UPDATE)
Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (Update) UPDATE: An assailant who stabbed a man and slashed a woman overnight in Paterson made several anti-gay slurs, authorities said. Damian Padilla, 42, was captured by Passaic County sheriff’s officers moments after a 35-year-old victim flagged down city police and told them he’d been stabbed on Fair Street shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. Also assaulted was a 41-year-old woman found around the corner with a slash wound on her left leg, responders said. Both victims were treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bias Intimidation: Clifton Man Charged With Smearing Feces On School Sign Bias Intimidation: Clifton Man Charged With Smearing Feces On School Sign
Bias Intimidation: Clifton Man Charged With Smearing Feces On School Sign A Clifton man was charged with bias intimidation on Friday for smearing feces on a sign at a Paterson elementary school earlier in the week, authorities announced. Mohamad Bekheet, 32, struck in the early morning hours on Monday, April 10, at a pre-K-through-8th grade school named for the late Dr. Hani Awadallah, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Platkin said Bekheet smeared feces over the last five letters of the name of the local educator and advocate for Arab Americans and Palestinians – or “Allah,” which means “God.” He was charged by the state Division of Criminal J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police
Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police Police in Camden County arrested a 40-year-old man for vandalizing churches in two counties, authorities said. Peter A. Sirolli, 40, of Deptford, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, bias intimidation, desecration of a sacred object and other charges in three municipalities, police and the Camden County prosecutor said. Gloucester Township police said a witness saw the suspect throw a rock at Holy Child Parish, St. Teresa's Church located at 13 E. Evesham Road in Runnemede. The suspect then left in a white 2021 Toyota pickup truck. The witness followed the suspect in his vehicle …

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by Jon Craig
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Police ID Woman Responsible For Suspected South Jersey Bias Incident, No Charges Filed Police ID Woman Responsible For Suspected South Jersey Bias Incident, No Charges Filed
Police ID Woman Responsible For Suspected South Jersey Bias Incident, No Charges Filed Authorities have identified the woman responsible for a suspected bias intimidation incident involving a congressional candidate. They said the 36-year-old female, who suffers from behavioral health issues, was caught on a surveillance camera hanging dolls from a tree near a political sign for Tim Alexander. The incident occurred in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township on Nov. 8, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Christopher Leusner of the Middle Township Police Department. According to family members, the woman is suffering from be…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Terrorizes Amazon Driver, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Man Terrorizes Amazon Driver, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Man Terrorizes Amazon Driver, Prosecutor Says A 62-year-old Jersey Shore man has been charged with terrorizing an Amazon driver, authorities said. John Vincentini, of Lacey Township, was driving in Lacey Township and followed an Amazon delivery driver into a cul-de-sac as the driver was making deliveries on Sept. 5, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Vincentini parked his vehicle in such a way as to block the Amazon driver’s vehicle and proceeded to confront the driver, asking him why he was in his neighborhood, authorities said. He further inquired as to whether the driver understood that it was …

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill Pleasantville Public Works Crew Arrested Man Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill Pleasantville Public Works Crew Arrested
Man Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill Pleasantville Public Works Crew Arrested A 45-year-old man from Galloway has been arrested for threatening to kill public works employees in Pleasantville, authorities said. Brain Scherer was charged on Tuesday, Aug. 30 with making terroristic threats and bias intimidation. On Aug. 2 at approximately 9:30 a.m, Pleasantville police responded to the 100 Block of North Main Street for a report of harassment. Pleasantville Public Works employees were working in the area. An unknown man driving south on Main Street stopped his vehicle where Pleasantville Public Works were working and began to threaten to kill them while using…

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by Jon Craig
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Traffic Officer Helps Nab Man Seen On Video Tearing Down Wayne Church's Pride Flag, Police Say Traffic Officer Helps Nab Man Seen On Video Tearing Down Wayne Church's Pride Flag, Police Say
Traffic Officer Helps Nab Man Seen On Video Tearing Down Wayne Church's Pride Flag, Police Say GOTCHA! The search for a man caught on video tearing down a pride flag at a Wayne church ended with an arrest after a keen-eyed traffic officer spotted his distinctive set of wheels going by, authorities said. Police released video and other images of the vandal who struck at Grace United Presbyterian Church on Preakness Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. Oct 31. Also shown was a black Audi A4 with tinted windows, silver spoked rims and a front license plate offset to the right side of the bumper. Officer Corey Stevens was working a traffic detail on Wednesday when the Audi rolled past him, D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident
NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident The Mount Laurel man arrested in July for bias intimidation of his neighbors and other crimes has been charged with leaving a threatening note on one of his victim’s cars earlier this year, and also vandalizing the victim’s vehicle, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, 45, of Gramercy Way, was charged Tuesday with bias intimidation and harassment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Four other rioters and neighbors were also charged with discharging pepper spray at police, throwing a brick through Mathews' home and more. Mathews was served with the new charges at the B…

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by Jon Craig
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Fort Lee High-Rise Tenant Charged With Bias Abuse Of Asian Woman Fort Lee High-Rise Tenant Charged With Bias Abuse Of Asian Woman
Fort Lee High-Rise Tenant Charged With Bias Abuse Of Asian Woman An Albanian man from Fort Lee was arrested after police said he repeatedly screamed "biased derogatory remarks” at an Asian woman in a high rise near the George Washington Bridge. The two were sharing an elevator at the Mediterranean Towers when Afrim Haxhaj, 31, began harassing the 41-year-old victim, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. “The profane bias derogatory remarks directed towards her continued as she exited the elevator,” the captain said. Police arrested Haxhaj, charged him with two counts of bias intimidation and sent him to the Bergen County Jail following last Monday’s …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park
Teen Charged With Bias Attempted Murder For Savage Beating In North Hudson Park A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen on bias attempted murder charges for savagely beating a learning-disabled man in a Hudson County park because he thought he was gay. José Tobias Carranza Serrano, 18, was captured by police in Bayonne who found him and his clothes covered in blood while arresting him on a trespassing charge hours after the June 21 attack in James J. Braddock Park in North Bergen, authorities said. The indictment returned Wednesday charges Carranza Serrano with attempted murder, bias intimidation, aggravated assault and robbery. The 37-year-old victim from West New…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check
Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Fort Lee police were checking on the welfare of a man at a local high-rise when he assaulted them and was taken into custody, authorities said. Matthew D. Gilgoff, a 45-year-old freelance writer from Ulster County, NY, was alert and conscious but under the influence of drugs when officers found him on the floor at 2100 Linwood Avenue, Capt. Edward Young said. Gilgoff told both of them that they “will die tonight” and also “made a statement that was biased in nature,” Young said. He then kicked an officer and wrapped his legs around the officer’s in an attempt at a tackle, the captain said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Attempted Bias Murder: Clifton Man Indicted In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer Attempted Bias Murder: Clifton Man Indicted In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer
Attempted Bias Murder: Clifton Man Indicted In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer A knife-wielding Clifton man attacked a local grocery store clerk because she’s Mexican, an indictment charging him with attempted murder alleges. Shairo Gil, 24, pulled out a knife and lunged across the counter at Barrales Grocery on Hadley Avenue without prompting on March 26, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Gil, who attacked the clerk “solely because he believed she was of Mexican descent...made contact with the upper part of her chest, below the left shoulder, but she was not wounded,” the attorney general said. Clifton police quickly identified and arrested Gil, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women
Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women A Fort Lee man was jailed for harassing Asian women after police reviewed footage from surveillance cameras and a cellphone shot taken by a victim, authorities said. Michael Torres, 60, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail. Separate victims reported incidents on May 5 and 27 involving the same man, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The first incident, at Main Street and Lemoine Avenue, was captured on a local business' surveillance cameras, Mirkovic said. The second victim showed police a cellphone photo following an incident at Center Avenue and Guntzer Street, he added. Authorities …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'DEPLORABLE': South Jersey Man Charged With Changing Hiking Trail Sign To Racist Message 'DEPLORABLE': South Jersey Man Charged With Changing Hiking Trail Sign To Racist Message
'Deplorable': South Jersey Man Charged With Changing Hiking Trail Sign To Racist Message A Cherry Hill man was arrested on accusations he charged a word on a sign at Black Run Preserve to an offensive message, authorities said. Evesham police began investigating on March 28, and determined a suspicious vehicle was seen in the area of the offense, authorities said. Upon responding to the registered owner’s address, evidence associated with the crime was observed in plain view inside the vehicle, police said. Maxwell Arnal, 19, was identified as a suspect on March 30, police said. He admit to being responsible for the crime and was charged with fourth degree bias intimidation an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer
Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer A Clifton man was charged with attempted murder in what prosecutors said was a bias attack on a Mexican grocery store clerk. Shairo Gil, 24, missed when he tried to stab the clerk at Barrales Grocery on Main Street in the chest, they said. Gil “was purposely targeting any individual of Mexican descent” and went after ther clerk “because he believed her to be of Mexican descent,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. The intended victim was unharmed, they said. Gil also was charged with aggravated assault, bias int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest
NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest "Last night a tear finally escaped, but this incident will not change me." That's what the black owner of a beloved Bayonne bookshop had to say following the latest incident of racial bias at her shop -- The Little BOHO Bookstore on Broadway -- in which a 59-year-old Hoboken man was arrested. The most recent incident involved a pair of harassing emails and a threatening phone call, which all came in on Friday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  While detectives were at the Broadway shop investigating on Saturday morning, a man later identified as Qiuewn Zheng, 59, showed up muttering …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Howell Man Who Threatened Attack On Lakewood Jewish Community Sentenced To Six Months Jail Howell Man Who Threatened Attack On Lakewood Jewish Community Sentenced To Six Months Jail
Howell Man Who Threatened Attack On Lakewood Jewish Community Sentenced To Six Months Jail A 43-year-old man from Monmouth County was sentenced on Friday to six months in Ocean County for threatening the Lakewood Jewish community and Gov. Phil Murphy via social media posts, authorities said. Anthony Lodespoto of Howell pleaded guilty on Aug.10 to bias intimidation before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Lodespoto has been held in Ocean County Jail ever since his March 27 arrest, Billhimer said. Ryan also ordered that Lodespoto serve 18 months on probation. The Lakewood Township Police Department Detective…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Rockland Man Attacks Black Women In Bergen, Captured After Texas Wild Boar Crash Prosecutor: Rockland Man Attacks Black Women In Bergen, Captured After Texas Wild Boar Crash
Prosecutor: Rockland Man Attacks Black Women In Bergen, Captured After Texas Wild Boar Crash A white Rockland County man made racist comments to three black women outside a Bergen County liquor store, then smashed their car with a baseball bat, injuring two of them, before fleeing, authorities said. Carson Goodman, 21, of Sparkill was captured in Pecos County, TX, on Friday after his car slammed into a 400-pound wild boar on a local highway and a responding sheriff’s officer discovered that he was a fugitive from justice, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Goodman, who’d been hiding out with a relative, became a suspect soon after Northvale police were called to the Bevera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: NYC Man Blames Jews For COVID-19, Assaults Fort Lee Dunkin' Donuts Customer Authorities: NYC Man Blames Jews For COVID-19, Assaults Fort Lee Dunkin' Donuts Customer
Authorities: NYC Man Blames Jews For Covid-19, Assaults Fort Lee Dunkin' Donuts Customer A Queens man threatened a Jewish customer at a Dunkin' Donuts in Fort Lee, telling him that “Jews are responsible” for the coronavirus and deliberately bumping into him, authorities charged. Afrim Haxhaj, 30, of Jackson Heights confronted the victim in the shop on Monday, telling him to leave and blaming Jews for COVID-19, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. He also told him not to come back, Grewal said. When the victim returned to the Dunkin Donuts on Tuesday, Haxhaj threatened him again, “saying he does not want Jews in his neighborhood and bumping his chest into the victim,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco