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Man Vandalized Four NYC Synagogues in One Day With ‘Derogatory Phrases': Police
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…
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Protesters Ripped, Set Fire to BLM Signs at DC Churches, Organizers Respond
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...
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Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho Defaced With Nazi Swastikas
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.
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Violence Tears Through W. Philly After Police Shoot, Kill Man; 30 Officers Hurt
Angry crowds took to the streets in West Philadelphia overnight after police shot and killed a man armed with a knife Monday, with some in the crowds throwing rocks and bricks at police and some looting or vandalizing businesses.
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Lawyer Representing Group Trying to Oust Homeless From Hotels Has UES Home Vandalized
The Upper East Side home of former Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro was hit by vandals who threw paint across the front door and wrote expletives on the sidewalk — and he believes it was a targeted attack.
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Vandals Tag Lawyer's Home Over Bid to Move Shelter Residents From NYC Hotel
The home of Randy Mastro, the attorney representing a local group seeking to oust the homeless from neighborhood hotels, was vandalized overnight. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.
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MTA Offers $10K Reward for Info on 7 Train Vandalism
Hundreds of train car windows have been smashed since May, costing the MTA thousands and leaving them unable to replace the broken windows because of how many have been vandalized. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.
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Service Cuts Possible as Window Damage Continues on 7 Trains
Efforts to curb subway vandals reach new heights after the MTA’s stockpile dwindles to replace more than 400 broken windows. Myles Miller reports.
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Rampant Vandalism May Force MTA to Cut Down Service
The MTA could be forced to reduce subway service for the No. 7 train after rampant vandalism, according to sources. At least 200 windows on subway cars have had to be replaced since the start of August because they keep getting smashed, the Daily News first reported. Tracie Strahan with the story.
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Woman Suspected of Vandalizing 3 NYC Black Lives Matter Murals
Police believe a 29-year-old woman is behind three separate attempts to destroy Black Lives Matter murals in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Ken Buffa reports.
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George Floyd Mural in Mass. Vandalized for the 2nd Time
A mural honoring George Floyd in Woburn, Massachusetts, has been vandalized for the second time in less than two weeks. The tribute to Floyd, located in the Tri-Community Greenway on the Woburn-Stoneham Line, was found covered with red paint this weekend. After the painting was defaced the first time, the artist, 42-year-old Esben Rey, vowed to repaint it. The Jamaica…
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Plymouth Rock Vandalized in Graffiti Spree at Historic Site
Plymouth Rock was spray-painted with a message Monday as one or more vandals struck the historic site in Plymouth, Massachusetts, an act that the head of the local tourism board called “sad and unsettling.” The rock, which commemorates the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower carrying Pilgrims, was found tagged with red graffiti. The other objects found defaced by Monday morning…
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ATV Joyride Damages LI Yard Day After Vandalism
Surveillance footage captured a vandal smashing the windows of a Tesla one night at the Deer Park home, and the next day more coming to the same home to wreck the lawn with ATVs. NBC New York’s reports.
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Bronx Building's Windows Broken By Vandal Throwing Cans
Someone throwing canned goods and bottles from a neighboring building has smashed more than a dozen windows at a building in Bedford Park. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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At Least 25 Cars Windows Smashed During Staten Island Vandalism Spree: Cops
At least 25 cars were damaged and destroyed on several blocks on Staten Island over the weekend. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.
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2 Men Accused of Vandalizing NJ Church, Trying to Steal Organ Pipes
Two men have been charged with vandalizing an organ at a New Jersey church and attempting to steal its pipes. Freehold police say Junior B. Romero and Darwin Romero, both 35, are charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and unlawful entry of a structure. The two men, both Freehold residents, are not related, authorities said. It wasn’t known Wednesday if either…
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2 Men Charged in Freehold Church Burglary
Two men have been charged with vandalizing an organ at a New Jersey church and attempting to steal its pipes.
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Westchester Investigating Vandalism Spree as Hate Crime
Law enforcement in Yorktown are looking into smashed church windows, an overturned menorah and other locations damaged in a spree of vandalism in the town being investigated as a potential hate crime. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Public Menorah, Two Churches Vandalized in NY Town: Police
A public menorah was toppled and windows at two churches were destroyed in what officials are calling a “rash of vandalism” in Yorktown this weekend. A vandal or vandals toppled the menorah at Jack DeVito Veterans’ Memorial Field & Track and broke windows at the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown, St. Patrick’s Old Stone Church and the John C....
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Menorah, Churches Vandalized in Westchester: Police
A public menorah was toppled and windows at two churches were destroyed in what officials are calling a “rash of vandalism” in Yorktown this weekend.