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Police and Crime / News Briefs

Unexploded Mortar Found on Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police sappers defused the explosive in a controlled explosion.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs

NYPD Searches for Woman Seen Tossing Lit Book at Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The suspect threw the flammable items through the front gate of the Brotherhood Synagogue on Gramercy Park.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

5 Jerusalem Arabs Arrested for Gold Smuggling Operation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The value of the smuggled coins is estimated at about NIS 1.8 million ($540,000).

Police and Crime

Police: Dramatic Increase in Seizure of Airsoft Guns Converted to Lethal Weapons since 2018

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Importers of Airsoft guns and owners of Airsoft clubs said the guns are used solely for sport and leisure, and that the law would put them out of business.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

15 Arab Rioters Arrested in Worst Violence Jerusalem Has Seen in A Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The riots broke out after the funeral of Walid Sharif, a Muslim who rioted on the Temple month during the month of Ramadan.

Politics / Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Police to Launch Probe Against 2 Arab-Party MKs for Assaulting Officers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Due to the documentation of the two incidents, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will have no choice but investigate the incidents.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Rabbi Punched, Kicked in Pre-Shabbat Attack in Brooklyn

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Yehoshua Lefkowitz was in the Crown Heights neighborhood when he was approached by an unknown suspect who punched him in the head and kicked him in the legs.

Police and Crime / Travel / Israeli Arabs

9 Arrested for Instigating Panic Aboard Plane at Ben Gurion Airport

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The nine were distributing photos of plane crashes, which caused panic on the airplane.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs

Israel Establishing National Guard to Contend with Security Threats Within Its Borders

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Naftali Bennett: “The supreme task of the Israeli government is to restore personal security to the citizens of Israel.”

Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Police Disconnect Al-Aqsa Muezzin Loudspeaker

By Jewish Press News Desk

The muezzin's loudspeaker is usually on full volume whenever there is a large Jewish event at the Kotel.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Jordan

Police Seize 20 Guns Smuggled from Jordan, Arrest 2 Smugglers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The suspects, Palestinian Authority residents of Bethlehem in their 30s, were brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Be’er Sheva on Monday.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Social Media

Security Guard at Columbus Jewish School Arrested for Making Online Antisemitic Threats

By Faygie Levy Holt

According to media reports, Thomas Develin posted a photo of himself holding a gun with the message, “I’m at a Jewish school and about to make it everyone’s problem.”

US / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs

Kentucky Man Charged with Attempted Murder for Firing at Jewish Mayoral Candidate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A grand jury in Louisville indicted 21-year-old Quintez Brown, who will be arraigned on April 4.

Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Florida

Teens Face Probation for Vandalizing Florida Rabbi’s Home in Hate Crime

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg told Florida’s “Fox 4” that he hopes the teens will develop an appreciation for Judaism, and “hopefully, in the future, they’ll be advocates for the Jewish community.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime

Two 19-Year-Old Border Police Officers Identified as Hadera Terror Victims

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The officers, Yazan Fallah and Shirel Aboukaret, “defended civilians with their bodies and thus saved many lives,” said Border Police Chief Amir Cohen.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Lebanon

Israeli Forces Thwart Largest Arms Smuggling Op from Lebanon in History

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

61 weapons and drugs with a total value of approximately NIS 3,500,000 were seized.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime

Police Return Guns to Civilian Heroes Who Killed Be'er Sheva Terrorist

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police policy is to confiscate funs from civilians who use them in self-defense - for "ballistic testing" that can go on for weeks and months.

Featured / Israel / Police and Crime / The Courts / On Campus / Education

Haifa U Conference: Steep Decline in Public Trust in Courts, Police

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I don’t want to think about where we would end up if we continue down this slippery slope.”

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

2 Border Police Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack, Terrorist Dead

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This attack occurred a month before the Muslim month of Ramadan commences, on April 2. The month of Ramadan usually spells an uptick in Muslim violence and acts of terrorism in Israel.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Police Arrest Suspect Behind Shooting at Indianapolis Jewish Center

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Latrell Williams was detained by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday on two preliminary charges of battery with a deadly weapon for his alleged involvement in the shooting on Saturday.

Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Jews Assaulted on Temple Mount After Singing Hatikvah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the members of the group who was pushed and hit in the face by the Waqf man filed a complaint with the police.

Terrorism / Israel / Hamas / Police and Crime / News Briefs

For 3rd Time in a Year, Israel Seizes Cryptocurrency Meant for Hamas

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Shamlach family, through the currency exchange companies it owns, assists the Hamas terror organization, particularly its military arm, by transferring tens of millions of dollars a year.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Act Against 385 Main Crime Targets in Arab Society in 4 Months

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Operation Safe Track is the police’s national enforcement operation against the main perpetrators of crime in the Arab society.

Israel / Police and Crime / Archaeology

Ashdod Police Find 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Pillar on the Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

Officers Itai Dabush and Sagiv Ben Gigi were patrolling the Ashdod beach and ran into the pillar that was sticking out of the dunes.

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / Coronavirus

Israel Freedom Convoy Persists Amid Media Blackout and Police Crackdown

By Orit Arfa

Israeli Minister Eli Avidar calls the police’s breakup of the protest at the Knesset “violent and brutal.”

US / Police and Crime

BLM Pays $100,000 Bond for Louisville Student Who Shot at Jewish Mayoral Candidate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A lawyer for University of Louisville student, Brown, 21, said his client has “serious mental issues” and would undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest Another 2 Arabs for Arson Attack on Jewish Home in Sheikh Jarrah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Arab terrorists threw Molotov cocktails at the home of Tal Yoshubiev at Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood on Friday night.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Jerusalem

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Passes Out in Clash with Police, Reopens Office in Shimon Hatzadik

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir vows to stay in Shimon Hatzadik until the police start protecting the Jewish residents.

Police and Crime / Government

Justice Minister Sa’ar Moves Forward Trying to Decriminalize Recreational Cannabis in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If the new regulation is approved, recreational cannabis would become an administrative offense for many, akin to a traffic violation.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

NYPD: Nearly 300 Percent Increase in Antisemitic Crimes in January from 2021

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A total of 15 hate crimes targeting Jewish people were reported—a 275 percent increase compared to the four incidents the year before.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem: Police Arrest 2 Arabs in Torching of Jewish Car in Sheikh Jarrah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Shimon HatZadik neighborhood has been the scene of multiple Arab attacks against the Jewish residents, whom they want to leave the area.

Headline / US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

US to Investigate Antisemitism in Brooklyn College

By Jewish Press News Desk

Professors maligned Jews as white, privileged oppressors, and advanced age-old tropes concerning Jewish power.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Bedouin / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs

95% of 7,143 Cases Involving Rock-Throwing Terror Attacks Were Closed, Knesset Survey Shows

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The data was presented to the Committee on Tuesday during a debate held following a motion for the agenda entitled “The failure to prosecute individuals who throw stones or Molotov cocktails,” submitted by Member of Knesset Ofir Katz (Likud) and Avi Maoz (Religious Zionism).

Police and Crime / Archaeology / Israeli Arabs

Arab Caught with Treasure Trove of Archeological Artifacts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Police were looking for illegal weapons, instead they found an archaeological treasure trove.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Senior Police Officer Quits Force After Documented Fleeing Crime Scene

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hakrush, Israel’s first-ever Arab Muslim police commissioner, headed a special unit to fight crime in the Arab sector.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Thousands of Pounds of Unsafe Meats Uncovered in Arab Butcher Shops

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two butcher shops in the cities of Nazareth and Kfar Qassem were raided, where a ton of beef and unattended lamb were found in “black” slaughter.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Diaspora / Chabad

Brooklyn Yeshiva Student Punched in Face on Crown Heights Street

By COLlive.com

The two students were walking past 1505 Carroll Street near Troy Avenue, heading to their Yeshiva dorm, at approximately 1:30 am, when the incident occurred.

Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Temple Mount Activist Suing Police for Harassment, False Imprisonment

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A Temple Mount activist, a member of the “Beyadenu – for the Temple Mount” organization, has filed a lawsuit against the police and Shin Bet security service claiming unlawful harassment by the two enforcement agencies

Police and Crime / Bedouin

30 Bedouin Arrested for Anti-JNF Planting Riots

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The violent scenes were reminiscent of the countrywide Muslim riots in May in support of Hamas during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Police and Crime / The Courts / Antisemitism

IDF Hoodie Victim in Brooklyn Describes Outrage After Attacker Set Free on $1,000 Bail

By Alan Zeitlin

“I don’t understand why the bail was so low,” Blake Zavadsky said. “$1,000 is nothing."

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Undercover Cop Takes Down 30 Arab Weapons Dealers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“Agent 220” was operated “with great sophistication in the police mission for public peace and security.”

Israel / Police and Crime

Netanyahu Files Police Complaint After Receiving Death Threat

By Israel Hayom

“We want to see the blood of Sara and Yair Netanyahu on the streets of Caesarea ... we will soon reach you,” the letter states.

Featured / Haredim & Hassidim / Police and Crime / The Courts / Religious & Secular in Israel

After 7 Years on the Run, 135 Days in Prison, Haredi Get Refuser Finally Unshackles Wife

By Jewish Press News Desk

For 135 days R remained in jail and refused to release Orly, conditioning her freedom on impossible financial demands.

Hamas / Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria

Senior Hamas Official Arrested for Incitement to Terrorism

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The suspect is Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas who serves as one of its leaders in the Judea and Samaria region.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Arab Man Shot Dead in Jaffa; 128th Victim of Criminal Violence in Arab Sector in 2021

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Earlier in the evening, an Arab man was shot and moderately injured by two assailants on the streets of the town of Deir-Hanna in the north.

Police and Crime / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Waqf Member Assaults Israeli Policeman Who Wished Him a Good Morning

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It first began when a Waqf-employed guard, interfered with an arrest on the Temple Mount and threatened police officers even after it was made clear to him that he was interfering with their work.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Arab Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Criminal-Related Car Bombing

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Jarushi clan, a known Arab crime family from the neighborhood, has been torn in recent months be an ongoing blood feud that has claimed several lives.

US / Police and Crime / Chabad

Texas Man Charged with Threatening to Kill Rabbis at Chabad Headquarters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Christopher Stephen Brown, 37, allegedly sent a message to Chabad via its website on Dec. 2, calling for the death of all Jews and threatening to kill members of the beit din, a Jewish rabbinical court.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Jerusalem: 24 Arrested in Protests Over Death of Youth in Police Chase

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Sandak’s family is demanding that the officers involved in the incident be charged with murder.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Case Closed Against Border Police Who Eliminated Terrorist in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Border Police officers are now expected to be decorated for their actions against the terrorist.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Archaeology

3 Arabs Arrested for Theft of Ancient Archaeological Artifacts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some of the artifacts were from the period of the Bar-Kochba revolt in 130 CE.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Chabad

Vandals Tear Through Chabad House in Kansas City, Mo.

By Faygie Levy Holt

Within hours after a campaign was started to help clean up the center, more than $91,000 was raised, almost double the funds needed.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

The ‘Mashtuba’ Market: The Deadly and Illegal Arab Vehicles on the Roads

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

3 children were killed on Friday by an illegal unregistered Arab car who made an illegal u-turn.

Police and Crime / Archaeology / Israeli Arabs

On Last Day of Hanukkah, Arab Caught With Ancient Hasmonean-Era Artifacts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Among the items seized were a Hasmonean coin dating from the time of Matityahu Antigonus in the first century BCE with an embossment of the Temple Menorah.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Government

PM Bennett Designates "Yamam" as a Special National Counter-Terrorism Unit

By Gil Tanenbaum / TPS

NIS 10 million will be allocated from the Prime Minister’s Office’s budget in 2022 to fund the unit, with an emphasis on weapons and training infrastructure.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Diaspora

3 Black Teen Girls Wanted for Harassing Jewish Children in Brooklyn

By Jewish Press News Desk

The NYPD said that all the young victims wore traditional Jewish clothes, which marked them as targets.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Dubious Record: 119th Arab-Israeli Killed in Criminal Violence in 2021

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Approximately 85% of the indictments filed in Israel in 2020 for shooting, illegal possession of weapons, trafficking, and illegal use of weapons have been filed against suspects from the Arab society.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government

Report: Prison Officials Buried Female Guard's Complaint of Physical Assault by Terrorist Inmate

By Jewish Press News Desk

According to Haaretz, the warden did not investigate the internal complaint and concealed it when the IPS began investigating the case.

Police and Crime / Bedouin

Mass Police Raid on Bedouin Gangs in South Ends with Over 40 Arrests

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The operation, which lasted throughout the day, put an emphasis on drug offenses, weapons, and violence in the Negev and in the city of Be’er Sheva.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem

5 Arabs Arrested for Robbing Har Nof, Jerusalem Synagogues and Homes

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In one robbery, the gang members broke into a synagogue where they took the silver adorning the Torah scrolls.

Israel / Police and Crime

Mayor of Ultra-Orthodox City in Custody in Connection with 30-Year-Old Murder Case

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

All the suspects, now in their 60s and 70s, are members of the ultra-Orthodox Shuvu Banim cult.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria

Night of Firebombs and Rock Attacks in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Multiple firebomb and rock attacks were also recorded in Judea and Samaria throughout the night.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Watch: Security Cam Footage of Old City Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the video, the terrorist can be seen attacking the Border Policeman from behind with a knife...

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 4 Arabs in Possession of Centuries-Old Torah Scroll

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The four were arrested on suspicion of trading in antiquities and holding property suspected as stolen.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 8 in Connection with Jerusalem Shooting of 2 Arabs Near Emek Refaim Street

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The shooting and murder was part of a conflict between rival Arab clans, the Qeswani and Al-Qak families.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Teen Arrested in Connection to Arson at Austin Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Frederick Barrett Sechreist of San Marcos, Texas, was seen on video carrying a gas canister outside of Congregation Beth Israel.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Egypt

IDF Thwarts Massive Drug Smuggling Op on Egyptian Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Unlike recent similar incidents, the clash with the smugglers did not include an exchange of fire.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

2 Suspects Indicted for Shooting at Senior Arab-Israeli Police Commander

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Police Commissioner Jamal Hakrush heads a special unit to fight crime in the Arab sector.

Police and Crime / Photo of the Day / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria

Jerusalem: 21 Arrested in Protests Over Death of Ahuvya Sandak in Police Chase

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The entrance to Jerusalem was stormy Saturday night when 21 demonstrators were arrested during protests following the death of Ahuvya Sandak when a police vehicle rammed the car he was in.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

Rally Against Anti-Semitism Organized after Torah Vandalized at George Washington University

By Faygie Levy Holt

Rabbi Yudi Steiner, director of the Rohr Chabad Center at GW, said “what I’m hoping to do today is lead by example and model how I think the Jewish response, from Jewish students especially, should be, and that is what we will talk about the rally.”

Israel / Police and Crime

Eliezer Berland Arrested in 30-Year-Old Murder Case

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The total of suspects who have been arrested in the past two weeks in connection with the case is now nine.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Israel Police Remove Spray-Painted Arab Nationalist Graffiti from the Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We still demand to know how many are responsible for the spraying and whether they were caught."

Israel / Police and Crime / Social Media

Following Complaint on Incitement, Police Launch Investigation Against Facebook Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israel Police has opened an official investigation into Facebook Israel and its CEO for aiding and abetting Fatah’s incitement to terror, following a complaint filed by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) in May.

NY / Police and Crime

New York Police Arrest Woman Who Set Fire Outside Brooklyn Yeshivah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sharee Jones is being charged with reckless endangerment/hate crimes and attempted arson.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Arab Murdered in North is 100th Victim in Arab Sector in 2021

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

About 90% of the suspects arrested for shooting and weapons offenses are Arab Israelis.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Police Release Photos/Video of Yeshiva of Flatbush Arson Suspect

By Jewish Press News Desk

NYPD’s Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the woman’s arrest.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Itamar Ben-Gvir Visits Arab Village of Kafr Qassem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir declared that “Whoever runs armed militias – his place in prison.”

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Israel’s War on Crime in Arab Sector is ‘Attempt to Disintegrate Arab Society’, Senior Arab Official Claims

By Aryeh Savir & Baruch Yedid / Tazpit News Agency

Approximately 85% of the indictments filed in Israel in 2020 for shooting, illegal possession of weapons, trafficking, and illegal use of weapons have been filed against suspects from the Arab society.

Police and Crime / Bedouin / Archaeology

Police Catch 5 Bedouin During Antiquities Theft in Southern Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It is illegal in Israel to excavate antiquities sites without a license, and offenders can face up to five years in prison under the law.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter IV

By Ruchama Feuerman

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