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Associated Press
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Saturday, May 1, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - A 29-year-old man will face hate crime charges for allegedly vandalizing several synagogues last week in the Bronx, New York City police said Saturday.
Jordan Burnette was arrested about 3 a.m. after being stopped by police for riding a bicycle against the flow of traffic, Deputy Inspector Jessica Corey, commanding officer of the Hate Crimes Task Force, said at a news conference.
Surveillance video from the area allegedly showed Burnette had thrown a rock through the windshield of a van and was in a synagogue parking lot where religious prayer books were found strewn on the ground.