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A Yonkers woman who sprayed officers with MACE and then vanished into the crowd during an anti-ICE protest outside the Bergen County Jail was identified and taken into custody when she returned the next day, authorities said.
Lizbeth Vazquez, 19, was already facing rioting charges in New York City, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said Monday.
Vazquez “sprayed the officers with MACE and threatened bodily harm as an unruly group was asked to disperse” during a protest against ICE detainment of immigrants at the jail that erupted into a couple of brief skirmishes on Saturday, the sheriff said.
The Newark Archdiocese is one of more than 100 faith-based groups calling for the release of all inmates at the Bergen County Jail, including those who have been on a hunger strike over conditions at the jail.
The group called the Abolish ICE NY-NJ coalition is leading the effort over what they say are “dangerously inhumane conditions” at the jail that threaten the safety of all people, including eight ICE detainees who have been on a hunger strike since Nov. 27. Nine people were arrested in a protest of support of them on Saturday.
Inmates are living with a rodent infestation, inadequate medical care, lack of drinkable water, poorly heated cells and purposefully-blocked windows, according to the group. County officials disagree with this assessment.
NorthJersey.com
When Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s house was vandalized with anti-ICE graffiti, Cureton joined the growing list of New Jersey pols whose homes are becoming protest sites.
This all comes as demonstrators nationwide increasingly use the tactic to pressure an array of public officials, from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Idaho board of health members.
“It’s happening all over,” said John Davenport, a philosophy professor and director of peace and justice studies at Fordham University. “It’s a trend in American society to think we can get what we want faster with social pressure.”
Yonkers Resident Arrested After Allegedly Spraying Police With Mace During Jail Protest Over Weekend
By REBECCA GREENE
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December 14, 2020 at 11:18 PM
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A 19-year-old Yonkers, NY woman was arrested on a riot charge, among others, after a protest on Saturday and again on Sunday regarding conditions at the county jail for ICE detainees. Police said she had been previously arrested in the last month for rioting, disorderly conduct, and obstruction in New York.
Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton announced the arrest of Lizbeth Vazquez, 19, of Yonkers, New York, who was arrested on the following charges:
Riot - commission of a crime
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A Yonkers woman who sprayed officers with MACE and then vanished into the crowd during an anti-ICE protest outside the Bergen County Jail was identified and taken into custody when she returned the next day, authorities said.
Lizbeth Vazquez, 19, was already facing rioting charges in New York City, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said Monday.
Vazquez “sprayed the officers with MACE and threatened bodily harm as an unruly group was asked to disperse” during a protest against ICE detainment of immigrants at the jail that erupted into a couple of brief skirmishes on Saturday, the sheriff said.