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Homeless Woman Beheaded Jesus Christ Statue At Suffolk County Church, Police Say Homeless Woman Beheaded Jesus Christ Statue At Suffolk County Church, Police Say
Homeless Woman Beheaded Jesus Christ Statue At Suffolk County Church, Police Say A homeless woman was arrested for beheading a statue of Jesus Christ outside a Long Island church, police said Wednesday, May 20. Deyonna Subert, 41, was detained around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The statue of Jesus outside St. Mary’s Church in East Islip was discovered missing its head around 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, according to authorities. Suffolk County police launched a hate crime investigation into the incident. However, Subert was initially charged only with second-degree criminal mischief and will be held overnight until her arra…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside NY Synagogue Gets Years In Prison Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside NY Synagogue Gets Years In Prison
Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside NY Synagogue Gets Years In Prison A man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in February to a federal hate crime for the Dec. 7, 2023, incident at Temple Israel, as Daily Voice previously reported. Alkhader took an Uber to the synagogue, walked up the front steps, pulled a shotgun from a duffel bag, and fired two rounds into the air while shouting “Free Palestine.” Adults and children were inside at the time, but no one was injured. He had planned to shoot out the syna…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Long Island Park Playground: Detectives Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Long Island Park Playground: Detectives
Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Long Island Park Playground: Detectives A disturbing bias incident was discovered at Wantagh Park, Nassau County detectives announced on Friday, Aug. 1, at 3:00 p.m. Officers responding to the park, located at 1 King Road, found two swastikas and a racial slur etched into playground equipment, the Seventh Squad said in a release. Each of the markings measured about six inches by six inches. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are urging anyone with information about the crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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by Jillian Pikora
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KKK-Linked Threats To Hang NY Man Land SC Woman Behind Bars KKK-Linked Threats To Hang NY Man Land SC Woman Behind Bars
Kkk-linked Threats To Hang NY Man Land SC Woman Behind Bars A South Carolina woman will spend months in jail for sending violent and racially charged threats to a Hudson Valley man. Kristin Keeble, 54, of Pageland, South Carolina, admitted to sending a series of hate-fueled voice messages via Facebook Messenger in October 2023, threatening to kill a Catskill man – along with a woman he knew and her children, according to the US Attorney’s Office. She was sentenced Tuesday, July 15 in Albany federal court after pleading guilty to transmitting a threat to injure another in interstate commerce. Keeble left four separate audio messages filled with pro…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Off-Duty Cop Went On Racist Tirade, Smashed Cell Worker's Vehicle In NY, DA Says Off-Duty Cop Went On Racist Tirade, Smashed Cell Worker's Vehicle In NY, DA Says
Off-Duty Cop Went On Racist Tirade, Smashed Cell Worker's Vehicle In NY, DA Says An off-duty Long Island police detective is facing hate crime charges after allegedly attacking a cellphone company worker while hurling a racial slur, prosecutors said. John Murphy, age 41, of Manorville, a detective with the Village of Rockville Centre Police Department, was indicted on aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as a hate crime in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 3, in connection with a disturbing incident in his neighborhood in November 2024. The cellphone worker was inspecting cell towers near Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue as part of a routine network check on Nov…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Update: 8 Suffer Burn Injuries In What FBI Calls 'Targeted Terror Attack' In Colorado New Update: 8 Suffer Burn Injuries In What FBI Calls 'Targeted Terror Attack' In Colorado
New Update: 8 Suffer Burn Injuries In What FBI Calls 'Targeted Terror Attack' In Colorado The FBI is investigating what it describes as a "targeted terror attack" in which victims were allegedly set on fire at a peaceful demonstration outside a courthouse in Boulder, Colorado. Latest Update: Suspect ID'd, 8 Suffer Burn Injuries In Attack At Peaceful Colorado Event The incident happened at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall Sunday afternoon, June 1. Eight injuries ranging from minor to serious have been reported. Two victims were airlifted to a burn unit with serious injuries. Several 911 calls reported a man with a weapon was setting people on fire, Boulder Police Chief…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suffolk Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In Gets Prison Time Suffolk Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In Gets Prison Time
Suffolk Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In Gets Prison Time A Long Island man will spend more than a decade in prison for a violent crime spree in Westchester County, including a hate-fueled assault on an Asian store owner and robberies targeting multiple victims, officials announced.  Suffolk County resident Michael Bagley, age 34, of Coram, New York, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 14 and a half to 29 years in state prison following his guilty plea to felony charges stemming from robberies in New Rochelle and White Plains in March 2023, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The violent incidents occurred on…

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by Ben Crnic
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Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Suffolk County Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Suffolk County
Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Suffolk County A Long Island police detective faces hate crime charges after allegedly harassing a worker and damaging his vehicle in what authorities say was a racially motivated incident. The altercation occurred on Sunday, Nov. 3, around 7 p.m. in Manorville, near the corner of Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue.  Suffolk County Police say John Murphy, age 40, a detective with the Rockville Centre Police Department, approached a subcontractor for a cellular company who was sitting in a GMC Terrain and began questioning him.  Murphy allegedly claimed to be a law enforcement officer, refused to exa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Long Island Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Long Island Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities
Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Long Island Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities Police are trying to identify a man who urinated on the front porch of a Long Island home and shouted antisemitic obscenities. The incident happened in Plainview, at a residence on Grohmans Lane, at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Nassau County Police said surveillance video showed a man walk up to the home and expose himself before urinating on the victim’s front door and Ring doorbell camera.  He then activated the camera and fled the scene while yelling derogatory statements about Jewish people, the video shows. Police described the suspect as a white man around 18 to 20 years o…

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by Michael Mashburn