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New York charges vandal of Brooklyn Jewish center with hate crimes

Osman Butt, 25, was charged with burglary and criminal mischief for allegedly breaking windows of the Shore Parkway Jewish Center.

Shore Parkway Jewish Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.. Credit: Courtesy.
Shore Parkway Jewish Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.. Credit: Courtesy.

A man was arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly vandalizing a Jewish center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Osman Butt, 25, was charged with burglary and criminal mischief, both as a hate crime, for allegedly breaking windows of the Shore Parkway Jewish Center on Sunday night.

Butt used a flagpole to “break numerous windows,” entering the building and then “continued to damage property,” reported Hamodia, citing the New York Police Department.

Following his arrest, Butt made anti-Semitic remarks, according to the outlet.

The Anti-Defamation League’s New York/New Jersey chapter tweeted: “We are deeply unsettled to learn that a synagogue’s window in Brooklyn was damaged. This should never happen but it is painful to see one of our spiritual homes vandalized during the festival of Sukkot. TY @NYPDHateCrimes for swiftly investigating.”

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