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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
Police & Fire
Top NJSP Cop Investigated Over Antisemitic Remarks, AG Says Top NJSP Cop Investigated Over Antisemitic Remarks, AG Says
Top Njsp Cop Investigated Over Antisemitic Remarks, AG Says One of the New Jersey State Police Department's highest-ranking troopers is being investigated over remarks he allegedly made about the state's attorney general, the general himself confirmed. Matthew Platkin issued a brief statement about the investigation of Lt. Colonel Sean Kilcomons following a news report published by the New York Post, which alleges Kilcommons referred to Platkin as "that Jew." The Post claims the remark was made on "Bring Your Child to Work Day" on April 25, and that Kilcomons kept an NJSP helicopter in the air so that Platkin's son couldn't see inside of it. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Rutgers President To Resign At End Of School Year After Historic, Turbulent Tenure Rutgers President To Resign At End Of School Year After Historic, Turbulent Tenure
Rutgers President To Resign At End Of School Year After Historic, Turbulent Tenure Jonathan Holloway will resign as president of Rutgers University at the end of the 2024-25 academic year, the school announced. The university's 21st president will step down after finishing his fifth year in office on Monday, June 30, 2025, Rutgers said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The U.S. historian plans to take a sabbatical during the 2025-26 year for research projects before joining the Rutgers faculty full time. In a letter to the Rutgers community, Holloway said he made the decision to resign on his own and believes it's how he can best help the university. "Serving as th…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds A Manchester Township man will spend decades in prison after a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that injured five Orthodox Jewish men, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23 to 40 years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to five counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and one count of carjacking on Thursday, Feb. 1. Marsh admitted to injuring five victims because they're Jewish, attempting to kill four …

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by Chris Spiker