vandalism
German tourists fired paintballs at signs in Joshua Tree National Park with slingshots: officials
August 9, 2024 | 1:48amThe three Germans admitted to firing the paintballs the night before, and a search of the vehicle turned up three slingshots, a paintball gun and paintballs, officials said.
Anti-Israel vandals release crickets, paint pro-Hamas red triangles over Columbia exec's NYC apartment building
August 8, 2024 | 10:51amThe unidentified perps set the insects loose in the lobby of Columbia chief operating officer Cas Holloway's Brooklyn Heights building before breaking a glass door and trashing the outside of...
Climate activists trash Lionel Messi’s $12M Ibiza mansion
August 7, 2024 | 12:01pmThe radical Spanish group Futuro Vegetal took to Instagram to show it breaching Messi's property, and coating its exterior in red and black paint.
NYC journalist charged with hate crimes for antisemitic vandalism — including at home of Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director
August 6, 2024 | 4:27pmSamuel Seligson, 32, was picked up Tuesday and charged with hate crimes for allegedly vandalizing the home of Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak.
Fulton Transit Center ups security over theft amid MTA legal battle as 'crooks take their game to another level'
July 28, 2024 | 7:37amFour months after tenants of the Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan said the subway hub needed more security, things have gotten better — though vendors say some issues remain.
Suspect, 22, who allegedly ran over Trump supporter, 80, with ATV kills himself: report
July 23, 2024 | 8:05pmA Michigan man suspected of running down an 80-year-old with an ATV in a politically motivated attack has been found dead by apparent suicide, according to reports. The 22-year-old suspect...
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...