vandalism

Outrage mounted Friday over vandalism to newly unveiled George Floyd statues in Brooklyn and Newark, New Jersey, as the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering the 46-year-old father of five awaited his sentencing fate. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Outrage mounted Friday over vandalism to newly unveiled George Floyd statues in Brooklyn and Newark, New Jersey, as the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering the 46-year-old father of five awaited his sentencing fate. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Outrage mounted Friday over vandalism to newly unveiled George Floyd statues in Brooklyn and Newark, New Jersey, as the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering the 46-year-old father of five was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison — a punishment that some didn’t believe was harsh enough. Ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of second-degree unintentional...

The same man allegedly seen on video hurling insults at an Asian NYPD officer in Washington Square Park earlier this month was arrested by the FBI and NYPD on a weapons-related charge at John F. Kennedy International Airport early Friday, two senior law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation tell News 4. Shermaine Laster, a convicted felon also known…

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after a statue of George Floyd in Flatbush was painted black overnight by vandals.NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force says it is investigating vandalism to a George Floyd statue in Brooklyn, as a similar statue in New Jersey was also defaced overnight. The vandalism to the Flatbush statue, which was unveiled on Flatbush Avenue last weekend amid the city’s Juneteenth celebrations, was discovered Thursday morning, the department said. Much of it had...

Celebrations, rallies and protests across the tri-state coalesced to recognize Juneteenth, the new federal holiday 156 years in the making. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

Police are looking for a man they say damaged multiple OMNY turnstile sensors on seven separate occasions in two Brooklyn subway stations over a two-week period. According to police, the suspect targeted Borough Hall and Court Street stations for his mischief, brandishing some sort of unknown object and hitting multiple OMNY turnstile sensors with it. He entered those stations at…

Police are looking for a man who damaged at least seven OMNY turnstile sensors in two Brooklyn subway stations over a two-week period.

A Vietnam War veterans memorial in Elmhurst was desecrated with antisemitic images and other hateful messages. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

After months of head-scratching and frustration over a vandalism spree in Astoria, Queens, that saw at least 65 private cars spray-painted with an “A” or a line since March, the NYPD says they now have the suspected nuisance in custody. Police say a 57-year-old man, a repeat offender, has been charged with 46 counts of making graffiti, criminal mischief and…

Police are trying to figure out who damaged several headstones including some dating back to the Revolutionary War.

Police are searching for the man behind a major vandalism spree in Queens. NBC New York’s Adam Harding talks to some of the victims.

Three women have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the one-time Northern California home of a former police officer who testified on behalf of the former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin by splashing pig blood on it and leaving a pig’s head near the front porch.

Jewish houses of worship have been the target of a vandal in the Bronx, prompting a response from city and state leaders to investigate the reported antisemitic acts. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Santa Rosa police say a bizarre crime in the area is related to the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Security footage captured a couple in Seoul, South Korea, accidentally vandalizing a painting worth $500,000 after thinking the display was participatory art.

New York City police are searching for a man who allegedly wrote “derogatory phrases” at four synagogues over the weekend. The suspect made graffitis using a marker at synagogues located in the Midwood section of Brooklyn on Saturday, according to police. He vandalized the first three synagogues at 1694 Ocean Avenue, 2822 Avenue J, 2201 Avenue L after midnight before…

Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by...

Authorities in Idaho are investigating after what’s believed to be the only memorial in the U.S. dedicated to Holocaust victim Anne Frank was desecrated with Nazi propaganda earlier this week, NBC News reports.