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Racial Slur

Manorville, NY
Police & Fire
Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Manorville Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Manorville
Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Manorville 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
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Shouting Racial Slurs At Shoppers In Charles County Arrested, Sheriff Says Waldorf Man Shouting Racial Slurs At Shoppers In Charles County Arrested, Sheriff Says
Waldorf Man Shouting Racial Slurs At Shoppers In Charles County Arrested, Sheriff Says A shotgun-wielding man shouting racial slurs at a pair of shoppers at an area business during an altercation is facing serious charges in Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Waldorf resident Harold Andrew Howard, 53, was arrested on Sunday afternoon after directing a diatribe at two people inside a White Plains business before allegedly threatening them with the shotgun. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct. 20, an officer parked in his patrol car in the parking lot of the business was approached by a man who ran up stating that another shopper just pointed a shotgun at them, accordin…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
News
Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At AITE HS In Stamford Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At AITE HS In Stamford
Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At Aite HS In Stamford An investigation into vandalism at a high school in Fairfield County revealed the discovery of a racial slur. The incident occurred at the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE) in Stamford. Mayor Caroline Simmons, Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero, and Stamford Board of Education President Jackie Heftman released a joint statement late Friday afternoon, July 26 on the incident. “During the Stamford Police Department’s investigation of the reported antisemitic vandalism at AITE, they discovered that the perpetrators had also spray-painted a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Man Yelled Racial Slurs In Person's Backyard On July 4, Montgomery Police Say Man Yelled Racial Slurs In Person's Backyard On July 4, Montgomery Police Say
Man Yelled Racial Slurs In Person's Backyard On July 4, Montgomery Police Say Police in Montgomery are looking for a man who yelled a racial slur at a couple while on their property on the evening of Thursday, July 4. That evening, the couple observed an elderly man in their backyard, Montgomery police said in a release. When the couple confronted the man, he started harassing them and yelled a racial slur, police said. The man left the property but was observed later walking through the neighborhood. The man was last seen wearing jeans, a  pink polo shirt, glasses, and a camo style ball cap and he spoke with an accent, police said. If anyone can identify …

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by Sam Barron
Arlington, VA
News
Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Arlington Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Arlington Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say
Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Arlington Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say An investigation has been launched in Virginia after there were reports of hateful imagery found on a sidewalk and painted on at least two vehicles earlier this week, police say. Officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to the 5700 block of 27th Street North early on Monday morning to investigate reports of graffiti in the area. Responding officers found a swastika painting on the sidewalk, and while canvassing the area, found two vehicles in the 2700 block of North Jefferson Street that had been spray painted, one of which included a swastika and racial slur. The incident…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD
Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD Police in Bethlehem are investigating after two men called a 22-year-old victim a racial slur and then attacked him, they said. The victim was walking near  S. New and Morton streets around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 when one male called out to him "using an offensive and malicious statement concerning the victim’s race," police said. The victim was then confronted by him and another male, before being struck in the face causing a gash and swelling to his lip, police said. Following the assault, the victim went to a friend’s home nearby and called police. The suspects left the area …

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Carved Into Tree At Long Island Middle School Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Carved Into Tree At Long Island Middle School
Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Carved Into Tree At Long Island Middle School An investigation is underway after antisemitic symbols and a racial slur were found carved into a tree at a Long Island middle school. The carvings were found Thursday, Nov. 3, in Lynbrook at South Lynbrook Middle School, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators were contacted by the school’s principal, who told police that someone carved at least four swastikas and a racial slur into a tree behind the school, located near Union and Prospect avenues. The swastikas measure approximately four inches by four inches, police said. Nassau County Police asked anyone with information to …

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by Michael Mashburn
Washington Township, NJ
News
Racial Slur Scrawled On Door Of Rowan University Student: Report Racial Slur Scrawled On Door Of Rowan University Student: Report
Racial Slur Scrawled On Door Of Rowan University Student: Report A black student at Rowan University was subjected to a racial slur written on her dormitory room door, NJ Advance Media reported. University officials in Glassboro said they are investigating the late Saturday, Sept. 10 incident, and that those responsible will face legal and disciplinary action, the outlet said. “It’s deeply troubling whenever one of our own faces an ugly, racist act on campus,” Rowan University President Ali A. Houshmand said in a statement. “It goes against everything we are striving for here at Rowan and it will not be tolerated.” The victim is the only black resident …

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by Jon Craig
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Officials at an all-boys Maryland prep school have issued a statement in response to a video that shows a group of them singing a song containing a racial slur on the Metro this week. The video posted last Thursday, Sept. 1 to various DCHomos social platforms shows the group of white males wearing Landon School apparel singing the lyrics to Freestyle by Lil Baby. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The DCHomos (@dchomos) "We are deeply concerned by the video showing a group of Landon students’ behavior on the DC Metro," the Bethesda…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
News
NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur
NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur A mayor in New Jersey has apologized for using a racial slur that was captured on secret video recordings, NJ Advance Media reports. Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso stated in a nearly five-minute video that the remarks were a "mistake" and that he is "embarrassed and ashamed," adding that he has changed. The Republican politician was accused of using the N-word and the term "spooks" to describe Black people, as well as criticizing female officers, the outlet says. Even after NJ Advance Media revealed that the township hid the 2020 recordings from the public eye in a legal settlement, payin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Morristown-Beard Grad Captured Using Racial Slur In Snapchat Video Pulls Out Of Cornell Morristown-Beard Grad Captured Using Racial Slur In Snapchat Video Pulls Out Of Cornell
Morristown-Beard Grad Captured Using Racial Slur In Snapchat Video Pulls Out Of Cornell Morristown-Beard graduate Nathan Panza won't be attending Cornell after his spot on the football team was rescinded following the release of a video featuring him using a racial slur, reports say. The video of Panza using the racial slur was first recorded on Snapchat and posted to Twitter on June 21. David Archer, head coach of Cornell's football team, removed Panza from the team the following day. A petition calling for Panza’s expulsion was created June 23, which has garnered nearly 500 supporters. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management later said they were looking into P…

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk, NY
Schools
Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester
Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester Symbols of hate were reportedly found on campus at a high school in Northern Westchester. The symbols, including a swastika and a racial slur, were found on grounds at Ossining High School, Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg said in a statement on Thursday, Oct. 31. Police are currently working with the school district to investigate the incident. “As a child of a Holocaust survivor, I know what these symbols represent--in my case the loss of my great grandfather who was herded like cattle to a concentration camp where he met his death, simply because of how he worshiped,” Levenberg said. “The…

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by Zak Failla