Café Displaying Pride Flag Vandalized Twice In Essex County
Recent bias incidents in Essex County last week have caught the attention of authorities.
Suspects twice smashed window at Harper's Café in West Orange on Wednesday, July 12 and Thursday, July 13, because they were flying a pride flag, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Black paint was smeared across the window and two pride flags were defiled, Stephens said.
On Thursday, July 13, a woman who owns a photo studio in West Orange was asked by a caller if her business was Black owned because she wears braids, Stephens said. When the woman said she was Hispanic, t…
6 Teens Nabbed For Burglary, Trespass Of Vacant Long Island Building: Police
A group of teenagers have been arrested in connection with multiple criminal incidents at a vacant Long Island building, authorities announced.
According to the Suffolk County Police, six people, all teenagers, were arrested on Thursday, July 13 in connection to a series of May 2023 Oakdale incidents.
The first incident occurred between May 25 and May 29, police said, when a group of males broke into the now-abandoned site of Dowling College, located at 150 Idle Hour Boulevard.
There, the group painted graffiti on the walls.
Another group reportedly trespassed on both May 27 and May 29…
Hateful Vandal Who Thought Street Art Represented 'Gay Pride' In MD Arrested At Scene Of Crime
There has been another case of hate-motivated vandalism reported in Maryland.
Kenny Antonio Guevara, 29, of Chillum, has been charged in Prince George’s County for allegedly damaging new street art in Hyattsville because he thought it "represented gay pride," according to police.
Late in the afternoon on Thursday, June 29, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the intersection of Jefferson Street and 40th Avenue, where a man was caught spray painting the recently completed project.
According to officials, the art, “Quilted Crossing,” was installed this week by the …
Man Assaults Lesbian Couple, Urinates On Car At Long Island Beach Over Sexual Orientation: DA
An unprovoked attack on a lesbian couple at a Long Island beach has resulted in hate crime charges against one of two men believed responsible.
Joseph Kess, age 40, of Patchogue, was indicted for assault and criminal mischief in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 28, in connection with the Mother’s Day attack at Patchogue’s Mascot Dock.
According to prosecutors, two young women were at the beach on May 14, 2023, watching the sunset and taking photos together, when Kess and another man began making derogatory comments about their sexual orientation.
The incident escalated when Kess uri…
