London – Police Arrest Six Men After Synagogue Attack
London – British police arrested six men after they tried to force their way into a synagogue in Stamford Hill in north London in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Brooklyn, NY – Charges Dropped For Hasidic Man Charged In 2013 Beating
Brooklyn, NY – One of the five Hasidic men accused of beating a gay black man in Dec. 2013 will have his charges dropped after failing to be identified by a witness.
Solomon Dwek Behind New Jersey Corruption Sting Out Of Prison
Newark, NJ – The rabbi’s son and admitted con man who became the central figure in New Jersey’s largest federal corruption sting is out of prison.
Fire Kills 7 Orthodox Jewish Children, Authorities Eye Shabbas Hot Plate, Lack Of Smoke Detectors
Midwood, NY – Seven siblings from a Syrian Orthodox Jewish family were killed early Saturday when a fire tore through their two-story Brooklyn home after they had gone to bed, a tragedy that authorities believe was caused by a malfunctioning hot plate left on during the Sabbath.
Graves at Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Hungarian City
The leader of a small Hungarian Jewish community says about 20 graves have been vandalized in a Jewish cemetery.
Peshawar – Lawyer For Pakistan Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Bin Laden Shot Dead
Peshawar – A Pakistani lawyer under death threats for defending a doctor who helped CIA agents hunt al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead on Tuesday, police said, and a Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility.
Jewish Auxiliary Officer Arrested Charged With Hacking Into NYPD Computer And FBI Database
A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging 45 year old Brooklyn resident Yehuda Katz, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) Auxiliary Deputy Inspector assigned to the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn, with executing a scheme to hack into a restricted NYPD computer and other sensitive law enforcement databases.
Shootings, Rock Throwing and Car Attack Leave 4 Wounded
Most Israelis may have work off as they go to vote on Tuesday, but Arab terrorism apparently didn’t take the day off; shots were fired at IDF soldiers in an Arab majority neighborhood of Jerusalem, and another soldier was wounded in what seems to have been a car attack attempt.
Police: Man Uses Fake Credit Card To Make $5,000 In Purchases At Brentwood Gas Station
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. – Suffolk County Police are searching for a man who they say used a fake credit card to make purchases at a Brentwood gas station.