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Man charged with hate crimes in connection with attacks on synagogues in the Bronx, police say The NYPD last week posted video from one of the synagogue attacks. (CNN)A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of attacks on synagogues and Jewish centers in the Bronx, the New York Police Department said. Jordan Burnette is being charged with burglary as a hate crime and also faces numerous charges related to the acts of vandalism as alleged hate crimes that have taken pla...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. A 29-year-old man has been charged with hate crimes in connection with a vandalism spree at four synagogues in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale over the past several days. Jordan Burnette, who lives in the neighborhood, is charged with burglary as a hate crime and "numerous charges related to the acts of vandalism as hate crimes that have taken place in this community," Jessica Corey, commanding officer of the...

Advertisement ); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: /, type: banner, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, secure: true }); John Miller, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism, said, “This has been going on for a few days. This was a department-wide effort. Hopefully, life will resume back to normal and people will be able to worship without fear.” Police maintain that a week ago, Burnette vandalized four synagogues in Riverdale, threw rocks into synagogue windo...

Police Arrest Suspect in New York City Synagogue Vandalism Spree Officials in New York City charged a 29-year-old man in connection to several acts of vandalism in the Bronx over the past several days. Jordan Burnette was charged with burglary as a hate crime and “numerous charges related to the acts of vandalism as hate crimes that have taken place in this community,” Jessica Corey, the head of the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, announced on Saturday. Burnette is alleged to have thrown rocks...

Published May 1, 2021 • Updated on May 2, 2021 at 1:13 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Police have arrested a 29-year-old Bronx man on hate crime charges in connection to a wave of damage left to Jewish houses of worship in the borough. The NYPDs Hate Crimes Task Force held a briefing Saturday to announce the arrest of Jordan Burnette, accused of leaving behind a trail of broken glass and other damage from throwing rocks at a number of synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Download ...

NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force opens investigation into vandalism at historic church Updated Apr 30, 2021; Posted Apr 30, 2021 Rev. Jacqueline Nolton, the pastor of Rossville AME Zion Church, went to the location at 584 Bloomingdale Road Wednesday afternoon to inspect the damage. Here she poses in front of the shattered front door. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has opened an investigation into vandalism discove...

Vandal Hits Four Riverdale Shuls By Judy Berger | April 28, 2021 The New York Police Department’s 50th precinct and its Hate Crimes Task Force are investigating multiple acts of vandalism perpetrated on four separate Riverdale shuls between Thursday night, April 22, and Saturday night, April 24, and again on Monday night, April 26. Rocks were thrown at the Riverdale Jewish Center, breaking windows, while the Young Israel of Riverdale had a broken window. Vandals...

A screenshot of security camera footage released by the NYPD of an individual sought in connection with the Riverdale attacks. Photo: Twitter screenshot The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force released a new video Wednesday night of what police called a “person of interest” in the investigation into a spree of rock-throwing attacks that have targeted four Bronx Jewish institutions seven times in recent days. “In connection to an ongoing investigation of vandalism of synagogu...

Antigay Hate Crime Caught on Camera Near New Yorks Penn Station A man allegedly yelled a slur while punching a man in the head. April 29 2021 2:57 PM EDT A recent assault at a Manhattan CVS has been caught on camera, and now police are saying the attacker made antigay remarks and they are investigating the incident as a hate crime, The surveillance footage shows one man approach another in a CVS and take a huge, swinging punch at his head, knocking him to the ground. The attacker then walked ...

The vandalism in the Bronx neighborhood, which has a large Jewish population, occurred overnight on Saturday. In addition to the RJC, the vandalized synagogues are the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, Young Israel of Riverdale and Chabad of Riverdale. According to security footage reviewed by the Community Security Service, a volunteer synagogue security group, the same suspect also vandalized two of the synagogues earlier in the week. Is our work important to you? Does ...