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Bias Incident

Valley Stream, NY
News
VIDEO: Masked Vandal Targets Synagogue In Woodmere In Possible Hate Crime VIDEO: Masked Vandal Targets Synagogue In Woodmere In Possible Hate Crime
Video: Masked Vandal Targets Synagogue In Woodmere In Possible Hate Crime A camera was rolling when a masked vandal targeted a Long Island synagogue in what police described as a “bias incident.” It happened at the Young Israel of Woodmere, an Orthodox synagogue on Peninsula Boulevard, at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, according to Nassau County Police. Surveillance footage shows a man wearing all black and donning a white face mask spray paint the words “house of bullies” in Hebrew on the parking lot, police said. Nassau County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact Na…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Feces Found In Baptismal Font At Edgewater Church Probed As Possible Bias Incident, Police Say Feces Found In Baptismal Font At Edgewater Church Probed As Possible Bias Incident, Police Say
Feces Found In Baptismal Font At Edgewater Church Probed As Possible Bias Incident, Police Say Edgewater police are investigating a disturbing act of vandalism at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church after fecal matter was discovered in the baptismal font, authorities said. Officers responded to the church at 365 Undercliff Ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at approximately 5:50 p.m. after receiving a report about the incident, Chief Donald A. Martin said. Church staff had already cleaned the font before police arrived, Martin said. Authorities are investigating the act as a possible bias incident and are working closely with the church and community to prevent future occurrences. Anyone wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock
Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock A student accused of marking a Glen Rock High School desk with anti-Semitic graffiti also conducted troubling online searches, authorities said. District officials “handled the matter by district policy,” Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Borough detectives, meanwhile, have classified the matter as a bias incident, which will affect any delinquency complaints signed against the youngster. In addition to the 9th grade desk graffiti, “the student’s school computer internet search history had also been flagged by the administration due to antisemitic searches,” Ackermann said. Gle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
Stuffed Animals In Nooses: Bias Incident Against Congressional Candidate Probed In South Jersey Stuffed Animals In Nooses: Bias Incident Against Congressional Candidate Probed In South Jersey
Stuffed Animals In Nooses: Bias Incident Against Congressional Candidate Probed In South Jersey Authorities are investigating a bias incident that took place in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township. On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 8, Middle Township Police Department was notified of stuffed animals hanging in rope nooses above a political sign for Tim Alexander, a black candidate for Congress.  Alexander, a Democrat, lost to Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the Republican incumbent. A subsequent investigation by the Middle Township Police Department and Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office revealed video footage of a white female with blond hair exiting a late mo…

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by Jon Craig
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
3 Swastikas Found At Seaford Park, Police Say 3 Swastikas Found At Seaford Park, Police Say
3 Swastikas Found At Seaford Park, Police Say Police are investigating a bias incident that was discovered at a Long Island Park. Nassau County Police responded to Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, located at 3340 Merrick Road, Saturday, Sept. 3 at around 3 p.m. Officers were notified about three swastikas located in the men’s restrooms. The etched markings were approximately 2” x 2” in size, said police. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain anonymous.

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by Joe Lombardi
Teaneck, NJ
News
Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside
Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside UPDATE: An attack on a Teaneck pediatric office and dry cleaners by a man wielding a hammer should be considered a bias incident, said a mom who hid in a bathroom with her terrified daughter. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/teaneck/news/are-you-jewish-hammer-wielding-man-in-rampage-at-teaneck-medical-office-reportedly-asks/816346/ ****** INITIAL STORY: Terrified patients and staff barricaded themselves inside a pediatric office in Teaneck after an agitated man began smashing windows with a hammer, said police who captured him soon after. Camwren T. Cole, 23, entered The Doctors Building…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
Bias Incident: Bergen Man Shouts At Asian Customer That Chinese Caused COVID, Police Say Bias Incident: Bergen Man Shouts At Asian Customer That Chinese Caused COVID, Police Say
Bias Incident: Bergen Man Shouts At Asian Customer That Chinese Caused COVID, Police Say A 70-year-old Glen Rock man straddled the line between free speech and harassment, police said, when he stood behind an Asian-American woman at a CVS checkout counter and shouted that the Chinese Communist Party "caused COVID." "That’s why we’re wearing these masks,” the man reportedly yelled, bringing police to the Rock Road store. He yelled this several times, said the woman, who “felt threatened [because] she was the only Asian individual in the immediate area,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A witness corroborated her account, he added. Interviewed by police, the man said that he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Linden Driver Slams Car Door On Women's Leg, Yells Racial Slurs In Parking Dispute Authorities: Linden Driver Slams Car Door On Women's Leg, Yells Racial Slurs In Parking Dispute
Authorities: Linden Driver Slams Car Door On Women's Leg, Yells Racial Slurs In Parking Dispute A Linden man was arrested after assaulting another driver during a racially-charged and violent dispute over a parking spot, said authorities who charged him David M. Beardsley, 60, called a woman names, poked her in the face with his finger, closer her car door on her leg and threw her cell phone in a fight for the coveted spot on East Henry Street around 8:30 a.m., July 22, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart jointly announced Friday. The next day, the woman -- a 70-year-old Carteret resident -- came to police headquarte…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident UPDATE: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident
Update: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident UPDATED: Police seek the public's help identifying a man involved in a "bias incident'' at an Ocean County Target store. The man reportedly shouted "Go back to Lakewood,'' before following the shopper and threatening to harm him, police said in a statement.  The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Target on Route 70, Brick police said in a statement.  Tuesday afternoon, Brick police said they arrested a 51-year-old suspect. Earlier report: Outside the Target store, the suspect reportedly told the complainant to "go back to Lakewood." The man told police he ignored…

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by Jon Craig
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School
Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School Another swastika was found Thursday at a Glen Rock school, the second such incident in a week and a half, authorities said. This time, a teacher found it etched into a classroom wall at the high school, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "Officers responded and photographed the area," Ackermann said. "However, very little in the way of evidence existed."The Detective Bureau will be conducting a bias incident follow-up in accordance with the state Attorney General’s Revised Bias Incident Investigation Standards," the chief said. Ths came after a swastika was found drawn on the wall of a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Swastika Found At Glen Rock School Police: Swastika Found At Glen Rock School
Police: Swastika Found At Glen Rock School A swastika was found drawn on the wall of a bathroom shared by Glen Rock's high school and middle school last week, authorities said Monday. "There are no suspects, nor has a specific intended target been identified," Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "A bias incident follow-up was completed by the Detective Bureau based upon limited information [made] available from school officials" following last Tuesday's discovery, the chief said.  

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by Jerry DeMarco