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NJ Man Gets 29 Years for Stabbing Lyft Driver, Passenger Before Carjacking
A New Jersey man will spend decades in prison for the attempted murder of a Lyft driver and the assault of another passenger before carjacking the driver’s vehicle in April of 2019, according to prosecutors. Thirty-one-year-old Farrakhan Howard, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to 29 years: 24 years on the carjacking conviction, 18-year concurrent sentence on the attempted murder conviction, and…
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Suspect in Molotov Attack on NJ Temple Mapped Out Other Potential Targets: Prosecutors
More details have come out about the man who was arrested after allegedly being seen on video in a ski mask throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue, as police said he had more targets in mind.
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Suspect In NJ Synagogue Firebombing Faces Judge
Nicholas Malindretos was arrested Wednesday after being caught on camera throwing a molotov cocktail at a temple in Bloomfield, Pat Battle reports.
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What We Know About Suspect Arrested for Molotov Cocktail Attack on NJ Synagogue
After three days on edge, a New Jersey community is breathing a sigh of relief following the arrest of the suspect caught on camera throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Bloomfield synagogue. Here’s who the 26-year-old is and how investigators tracked him down. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Suspect Arrested in Attack on NJ Jewish Temple: FBI
The suspect’s car was identified on surveillance video and tracked back to Clifton, where he lives, according to law enforcement officials. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Suspect Arrested in Molotov Cocktail Attack on NJ Synagogue
The FBI said they’ve arrested a Clifton man accused of using a Molotov cocktail in an effort to burn down a Bloomfield synagogue over the weekend.
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Suspect Seen on Camera Throwing Molotov Cocktail at NJ Temple Arrested: FBI
The man allegedly seen on video in a ski mask lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue has been arrested, the FBI and spokesperson for the temple said.
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Search For Man Behind NJ Synagogue Firebomb Attack
Police are searching for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at Temple Nair Tamid. Jessica Cunnington reports.
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NJ Molotov Cocktail Temple Toss, Church Anti-Racism Event ‘Incident' Spark State Probe
A multi-faceted investigation is underway into two possible bias attacks on seemingly opposing targets — a church and a synagogue — in separate New Jersey communities, authorities said Monday. There was no immediate indication that the two cases are connected, so whether the timing was coincidental — both happened within a 36-hour period — remains under investigation. It wasn’t until…
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Security Heightened After New Jersey Temple Attack
Tracie Strahan reports on the aftermath of an attempted firebombing at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend.
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Firebombing Attempt at NJ Synagogue Spurs Higher Security
Authorities are looking for one suspect in the early Sunday attack on Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. Ida Siegal reports.
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Security Up at NJ Temples After Person in Ski Mask Tries to Burn One Down: Officials
Police are stepping up synagogue patrols in certain areas of New Jersey after someone in a ski mask threw a lit Molotov cocktail at one in Essex County overnight in an apparent attempt to burn it down, authorities say. No one was hurt in the 3:20 a.m. Sunday incident at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. According to police, security footage…
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Former Memphis Police Officer Charged in Tyre Nichols' Death Has Connecticut Ties
One of the five former police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death has ties to Connecticut. Desmond Mills Jr.’s defense attorney confirmed that he is from Connecticut during a press conference Thursday. Mills was indicted and faces seven charges in connection to the death of Nichols, including second-degree murder. Nichols died three days after five Memphis police officers pulled...
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FBI, ADL Warn of Rise in Antisemitism After NJ Threat Arrest
News 4’s Gilma Avalos reports.