vandalism
Heavy metal vandal defaces NYC synagogue with menacing graffiti of red eye: cops
July 23, 2024 | 5:56pmA heavy metal vandal defaced the steps of an Upper East Side synagogue with a menacing drawing of what appeared to be a red eye, cops said Tuesday. The unidentified...
PED-using boxer charged for vandalizing ritzy Beverly Hills hotel: 'No way I'm going to jail'
July 18, 2024 | 2:10pmGarcia, 25, was charged with one count of vandalism of $400 or more in damage or destruction of property.
NYC taxi driver decapitates Jesus statue with own shoe in bizarre caught-on-camera tantrum
July 1, 2024 | 6:55pmA taxi driver decapitated a Jesus statue using his shoe outside a New York City church in a blasphemous caught-on-camera tantrum that is being investigated as a hate crime. A...
Vandals laugh at NYC cafe owner after defacing dining shed
June 25, 2024 | 10:07amA Lower East Side cafe owner was mocked by two grinning vandals as he confronted them for shamelessly tagging his costly dining shed in early June. “Are you serious, man?”...
NYC cafe owner mocked by two laughing vandals defacing his $16K dining shed
June 25, 2024 | 8:09amKaiser Richter confronted the vandals outside his Lower East Side cafe.
Anti-Israel vandals target Congressman Gregory Meeks' Queens home
June 23, 2024 | 9:44pm"Some people scribbled graffiti on the house and left," a source said.
Vandals spray paints ‘F--k Elon’ on 34 new Tesla Cybertrucks in Florida
June 22, 2024 | 10:43pmVandals with an apparent vendetta against Tesla CEO Elon Musk spray painted “F—k Elon” on 34 brand new Cybertrucks in Florida. Fort Lauderdale police received a call around 8:30 Thursday...
Columbia University NYC subway station defaced with bright red anti-Israel graffiti
June 21, 2024 | 2:20pmThe Columbia University subway station was defaced with anti-Israel graffiti in bright red paint this week -- months after protesters occupied the Ivy League campus.
Vandal scrawls 'Palestine' on wall of NYC's Park Avenue Synagogue
June 15, 2024 | 1:30amAnti-Israel vandals set their sight on yet another Jewish landmark Friday.
Senator accuses Biden interior secretary of 'political sympathy' with pro-Hamas vandals who damaged DC monuments
June 14, 2024 | 4:20pmSen. John Barrasso is accusing Deb Haaland of exercising "political sympathy" with tens of thousands of pro-Hamas protesters who descended on the White House last weekend.
Anti-Israel protesters blasted for calling Brooklyn Museum vandalism 'peaceful'
June 13, 2024 | 12:27pmSeveral anti-Israel protesters were blasted online after defending antisemitic vandalism spray painted on the homes of the Brooklyn Museum director and a number of its Jewish board members, calling the...
NYPD probes if vandalism of Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director's home tied to similar acts as footage of suspects released
June 13, 2024 | 1:17amLaw enforcement sources said investigators are looking into whether the two cases, along with similar vandalism across the city, are connected.
Antisemitic vandals' graffiti included Hamas symbol for targeted killings on Brooklyn Museum director's front door
June 12, 2024 | 6:39pm"The inverted red triangle is now used to represent Hamas itself and glorify its use of violence,” according to the ADL.
Israeli consulate, Palestinian mission among targets in early morning NYC vandalism spree
June 12, 2024 | 4:53pmIn the middle of the morning rush, two males set two American flags ablaze in front of the Consulate General of Israel in New York, on Second Avenue near East...
Vandal caught on video ripping American flag for fallen cops, flipping the bird
June 12, 2024 | 12:21pmA woman was caught on camera in broad daylight vandalizing an American flag honoring fallen Denver police officers before flipping the bird at the surveillance camera.
Brooklyn Museum director, Jewish board members' homes vandalized with antisemitic graffiti: 'Blood on your hands'
June 12, 2024 | 10:14amThe Brooklyn Museum’s director and a number of its Jewish board members were targeted overnight by antisemitic vandals who tossed red paint and scrawled “blood on your hands” across their...
Hammer-wielding vandal smashes religious statues outside Brooklyn church in 'heinous act'
June 12, 2024 | 2:42amA hammer-wielding vandal was arrested for bashing in the faces of statues of Mother Teresa and a Catholic pope outside a Brooklyn church Monday.
Boxing star arrested at luxury Beverly Hills hotel days after wellness check: report
June 9, 2024 | 12:06amGarcia, 25, was seen wearing a helmet as police escorted him outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel lobby following an incident in the afternoon, TMZ reported.
Tourist defaces ancient Roman wall, prompting Italian authorities to punish him with 'utmost firmness'
June 3, 2024 | 7:21pmThe incident took place in Herculaneum, an Ancient Roman town that – like Pompeii – was covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
81-year-old 'serial slingshot shooter' found dead days after he's arrested for terrorizing neighborhood for a decade
May 31, 2024 | 1:11amThe senior was charged with five counts of felony vandalism and two counts of misdemeanor vandalism for allegedly targeting his neighbors' property with the slingshot