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NEW YORK – A man arrested in a string of attacks on synagogues in the Bronx has been charged with multiple hate-crime-related offenses, New York police said over the weekend.
Jordan Burnette, 29, faces more than 40 charges, according to online court records, related to the attacks last week on multiple synagogues in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, which included broken windows, damaged prayer books and a stolen bike.
NYPD Deputy Inspector Jessica Corey said at a news conference Saturday that Burnette was being charged with burglary as a hate crime and also faces numerous charges related to the many acts of vandalism as hate crimes that have taken place in this community.
Bronx Man Arrested For Alleged Vandalism Spree At Riverdale Jewish Centers
arrow From left to right, smashed windows at the Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, the Riverdale Jewish Center, and the Young Israel of Riverdale in photographs taken April 25th, 2021. Twitter/@pinkhippos10
A Bronx man is facing multiple hate crime charges after waging a weeks-long vandalism spree against four synagogues and Jewish centers, police said.
Jordan Burnette was arrested on Saturday, according to the NYPD s Hate Crime Task Force, after he was stopped while riding against traffic on a stolen bike.
Police said that surveillance video linked the 29-year-old to a string of property destruction that had set Riverdale s close-knit Jewish community on edge in recent weeks.
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