Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Attack on elderly Jewish couple near Beverly Hills synagogue investigated as hate crime
A couple were targeted for their Jewish faith in an assault and attempted robbery as they walked to a synagogue in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, according to police and the synagogue’s rabbi. Responding officers arrested Jarris Jay Silagi, 44, and booked him on allegations of assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery and elder…
Read MoreMassachusetts attorney general files complaint against neo-Nazi group
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office filed a civil complaint Thursday against the neo-Nazi group known as NSC-131. The allegations against the group and two of its leaders include trespassing, conspiracy and civil rights violations for demonstrations the group has held against migrants and the LBGTQ+ community. The complaint accuses the group of repeatedly engaging…
Read More2 Ontario men arrested on charges linked to neo-Nazi terrorist movement
Two Ontario men are facing terrorism-related charges, the RCMP says, after allegedly participating in the creation of manifestos and recruiting videos in support of far-right extremism and the neo-Nazi terrorist movement. In a news release issued Friday morning, police said the charges stem from an 18-month investigation, with several search warrants carried out in the…
Read MoreMan federally charged after firing shots outside New York synagogue, officials say
A man arrested in connection with shots that were fired outside a synagogue in Albany, New York, on Thursday has been federally charged, officials said. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, FBI spokesperson Sarah Ruane told NBC News. Alkhader is 28, according to two senior…
Read MoreVandals strike Montgomery Co. synagogue’s menorah right before 1st day of Hanukkah, rabbi says
Members of a Montgomery County, Maryland, synagogue jumped into action to repair a bent menorah they said was vandalized hours before the first light was set to be lit for Hanukkah. Rabbi Bentzy Stolik said it happened Thursday at the Chabad of Olney — which has been located on 17320 Georgia Avenue for around 10…
Read MoreUS officials alert religious groups on antisemitism, Islamophobia threats
The U.S. government issued security guidance for faith-based communities on Wednesday as the country faces a terrorism threat level so elevated it prompted the FBI director to say he sees “blinking lights everywhere.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommendations are designed to protect against threats amid heightened antisemitism and Islamophobia since the Oct. 7…
Read MoreDoctor accused of making antisemitic threat, setting fire to a home in Montgomery County
A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania doctor is accused of making an antisemitic threat and setting fire to a home connected to her ex-boyfriend. Dr. Amy Cohen, a 35-year-old resident of Forrest Avenue in Narberth, is facing a host of charges, including attempted murder, arson, and ethnic intimidation. The home allegedly belongs to the grandmother of Cohen’s…
Read MoreSentencing hearing Wednesday for man in Austin synagogue arson case
The man who pled guilty in the 2021 arson of an Austin synagogue will face a sentencing hearing Wednesday. Franklin Barrett Sechriest pleaded guilty in April to arson and hate crime damage to a religious property. In October 2021, arson investigators responded to a fire that started on the ground outside of Congregation Beth Israel…
Read MoreTwo South Carolina Men Charged with Hate Crimes for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
A federal grand jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned an indictment today charging two South Carolina men with hate crimes in connection with a string of bias-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims. According to court documents, beginning in January 2021 and continuing through February 2021, Charles Antonio Clippard, 26, and Michael Joseph Knox, 28, both…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in shooting of 3 students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night, police said. Jason J. Eaton was detained midday Sunday near the site of the shooting, the Burlington Police Department said in a press release. Police then searched his home and…
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