Published May 1, 2021 •
Updated on May 2, 2021 at 1:13 pm
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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 NYPD's 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.
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Deputy Inspector Jessica Corey, commanding officer of the task force, detailed how uniformed officers spotted the suspect riding a bike against the flow of traffic around 3 a.m. Saturday. Their stop of the man was key to connecting him to last week's crimes, she said.