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Rutgers Cancels Final Exams In New Brunswick Amid Pro-Palestine Protests (PHOTOS) Rutgers Cancels Final Exams In New Brunswick Amid Pro-Palestine Protests (PHOTOS)
Rutgers Cancels Final Exams In New Brunswick Amid Pro-Palestine Protests (Photos) Final exams and all other academic activities have been canceled at the Rutgers University's College Avenue campus amid pro-Palestinian protests, officials confirmed. The university made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter) shortly before 8 a.m. “Please contact your dean for further information,” the Rutgers-New Brunswick account said. “Activities on all other campuses will proceed as planned.” Photos were posted on social media by Students for Justice In Palestine. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SJP Rutgers-NB (@sjprutgers…
Pro-Palestinian Protestors Stop Traffic Along Ben Franklin Bridge (VIDEO) Pro-Palestinian Protestors Stop Traffic Along Ben Franklin Bridge (VIDEO)
Pro-Palestinian Protestors Stop Traffic Along Ben Franklin Bridge (Video) Traffic along the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia came to a stop Saturday afternoon, March 2 due to pro-Palestinian protestors. The demonstration began outside City Hall before migrating to the bridge at approximately 2 p.m. We shut down the Ben Franklin bridge and stopped all traffic coming from NJ into Philly!! Riot police showed up but we stayed peaceful and were successful in our civil disruption. We will not stop until Palestine is free!#FreePalestine 🍉 #CEASEFIRE_NOW pic.twitter.com/YY9KgxrCty — Dee ❀ 방티즈 ❤️ (@hwageumsan) March 2, 2024 The protestors could be heard chanting "…
Woodridge Man Charged By US Capitol Police For Assaulting Officers In Washington, D.C. Woodridge Man Charged By US Capitol Police For Assaulting Officers In Washington, D.C.
Woodridge Man Charged By US Capitol Police For Assaulting Officers In Washington, D.C. A man from the region was charged with assault on a police officer during an event in Washington, DC, to protest the conflict in the Middle East. Sullivan County resident Ruben Arthur Camacho, age 24, of the Village of Woodridge located in the town of Fallsburg, was arrested after a US Capitol Police officer witnessed him slam another officer into a garage door and then punch the female officer in the face, according to the department. Camacho was one of some 200 people gathered in front of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas…
Police Shutdown Streets As Nationwide Protest In Support of Palestine Reaches Boston Police Shutdown Streets As Nationwide Protest In Support of Palestine Reaches Boston
Police Shutdown Streets As Nationwide Protest In Support of Palestine Reaches Boston Streets near South Station in Boston are currently shut down on Friday evening, Nov. 17, as demonstrators take to the streets as part of a nationwide protest in support of Palestine. The protest closed Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street. Boston Police told commuters to avoid the area and find another route if possible. RIGHT NOW in the streets of Manhattan #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/7R1u7RTPYB — Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) November 17, 2023 A photo shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the protesters gathered at South Station. Some people were holding sig…
Protesters Block Boston U Bridge To Demand Ceasefire In Gaza Protesters Block Boston U Bridge To Demand Ceasefire In Gaza
Protesters Block Boston U Bridge To Demand Ceasefire In Gaza Dozens of protesters have taken to the Boston University bridge between Cambridge and Boston on Thursday morning, Nov. 16, to call on politicians to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The group IfNotNow gathered on the bridge around 8 a.m., demanding that Sen. Elizabeth Warren support an immediate ceasefire. Senator Elizabeth Warren: So many of us voted for you, organized for you, even worked for you. We know that you know, in your heart, that more violence and death is not the answer. Please, we beg you: call for a ceasefire. Stop the bombs, stop the suffering, stop the war. pic.twitter.com/6…
Abrupt Ending For Englewood Council Meeting As Protestors Rally Abrupt Ending For Englewood Council Meeting As Protestors Rally
Abrupt Ending For Englewood Council Meeting As Protestors Rally Protesters descended on Englewood City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 24, as both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups held up signs and led chants, causing a city council meeting to end abruptly. The protests come after the city passed a resolution on Tuesday, Oct. 10 expressing their support for Israel and condemning Hamas following the Saturday, Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.  Englewood was the first municipality in New Jersey to pass a resolution supporting Israel and condemning Hamas. A similar resolution passed in Teaneck also drew a large group of protesters.  Police on scene wor…
'CRIMINAL OPPORTUNISTS': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say 'CRIMINAL OPPORTUNISTS': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say
'Criminal Opportunists': 20+ Arrested For Looting In Philly, Police Say Twenty or more people are in police custody after a group of "criminal opportunists" looted stores in Center City and elsewhere Tuesday night, Sept. 26, Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner John M. Stanford told reporters at a press conference.  Multiple stores were "broken into or (...) ransacked" beginning around 8 p.m., Stanford said. As the night went on, similar incidents were reported along Aramingo Avenue, "and some other spots throughout the city," he added.  Stanford said the incidents were unrelated to the peaceful protest near City Hall related to the police killing…
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Suffern Fundraiser GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Suffern Fundraiser
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Suffern Fundraiser Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, canceled a planned upscale fundraiser in the Hudson Valley after failing to notify the local party leader, according to Politico. The $6,600-a-person event was slated to be held in Rockland County at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern on Thursday, June 29. LBGTQ groups and local Democrats were planning protests during the event. But earlier in the week, DeSantis moved the fundraiser to a more remote location, reportedly in New Jersey, officials familiar with the event said. DeSantis' office did not return phone calls regarding the cha…
Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of Bayonne's Jordan Neely Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of Bayonne's Jordan Neely
Ex-Marine Charged In Chokehold Killing Of Bayonne's Jordan Neely A Marine Corps veteran who was seen in a viral video choking New Jersey's Jordan Neely to death on a Manhattan subway will be criminally charged. Daniel Penny, a Long Island resident, will be arrested Friday, May 12, on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice. Jordan Neely (l)GoFundMe “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow,” the agency said in a statement. Neely, a well-known Michael Jackson…
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest A group of people protesting the construction of a $90 million police training facility in Atlanta, dubbed "Copy City," were arrested for domestic terrorism as part of what has been called a "months-long escalation of policing tactics." On Sunday, March 5, a group of 35 people called either "forest defenders" or "violent agitators" were detained for what police call a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers, according to the Atlanta Police Department.  Of those detained, 23 were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism, including Alexis Paplai, Ayla King, and T…
Saugerties Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside Saugerties Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside
Saugerties Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of Nypd Van With 4 Officers Inside A New York woman is heading to federal prison after admitting she tried to set fire to an occupied NYPD van during protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. Ulster County resident Samantha Shader, age 29, of Saugerties, was sentenced to 6 years behind bars Tuesday, Nov. 15, in federal court in Brooklyn. It followed her April 2022 guilty plea to using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a Molotov cocktail. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District, Shader traveled from her home in Saugerties to Brooklyn on May 29…
Maryland Man Convicted Of Assaulting Police Officers During Demonstration In DC: Feds Maryland Man Convicted Of Assaulting Police Officers During Demonstration In DC: Feds
Maryland Man Convicted Of Assaulting Police Officers During Demonstration In DC: Feds Authorities say that a Maryland man has been convicted of assaulting two police officers and stealing a body-worn camera during a demonstration that took place in December 2020 in Washington, DC. Frederick resident Michael Patschak was found guilty of all charges following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of robbery, according to federal prosecutors. Officials said that Patschak attended a demonstration at 16th and I Streets NW on Dec. 12, 2020. He was wearing a black military-style helmet, ski goggles…
Anti-Semitic Signs Hung Over Route 1 In Saugus Likely Linked To Neo Nazi Group Anti-Semitic Signs Hung Over Route 1 In Saugus Likely Linked To Neo Nazi Group
Anti-Semitic Signs Hung Over Route 1 In Saugus Likely Linked To Neo Nazi Group EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains images that feature hate language.  Drivers taking Route 1 in Saugus this weekend in were greeted with a hate-filled sign hanging from the Walnut Street overpass that blamed Jewish people for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 a day before the anniversary. Photos of the signs that quickly made the rounds on social media showed three masked men standing proudly behind the anti-semitic graffiti.  A similar sign appeared in Danvers on an overpass on Route 114 Sunday, the 21st anniversary of the attacks. No group has officially taken credit for the stunt, but w…
Neo-Nazi Protesters Break-Up Story Time Event In Boston, Organizer Says Neo-Nazi Protesters Break-Up Story Time Event In Boston, Organizer Says
Neo-Nazi Protesters Break-Up Story Time Event In Boston, Organizer Says The organizer of a story-time reading series in Boston said she had to cancel Sunday's planned event after Neo-Nazis protested outside.  Patty Bourrée, who hosts a biweekly Drag Queen Story Hour at the Seaport, decided it wasn't safe as many members of NSC-131 stood outside of The Paseo holding derogatory signs that denounced the event, reports said. A phalanx of Boston police officers stood in between them and the doors of the building, photos shows.  "I really hate that I cancelled a story hour today because two protest groups were present, but I can’t put myself (and the kids!) in a pot…
White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office
White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office Police arrested multiple people over the weekend after fights between members of a neo-Nazi group and counter-protesters broke out at a drag queen reading event in Boston. They will be arraigned Monday morning.  Christopher Hood, the founder of NSC-131, a known neo-Nazi group, was arrested for fighting on Saturday outside of the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain after his faction protested a Drag Queen Story Hour. The group wore masks to hide their faces and screamed, "off our streets." They also held a sign calling the people who ran the event "Pedo Scum."  Seth Rosenau, who was coun…
White Supremacist Group That Frequents PA Marches Through Boston Ahead Of July 4 White Supremacist Group That Frequents PA Marches Through Boston Ahead Of July 4
White Supremacist Group That Frequents PA Marches Through Boston Ahead Of July 4 A white supremacist group known for its "flash demonstrations" and unannounced protests marched through Downtown Boston ahead of July 4, the Boston Herald reports. Carrying flags with a version of the symbol representing Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party and shields, the nearly 100 marchers were believed to have been part of neo-fascist hate group Patriot Front, according to the paper. About 100 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front marched through the heard of Boston today https://t.co/1ZCXAwVTyA pic.twitter.com/xT6QtJrUNl — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 2, 20…
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Detectives are investigating arson and vandalism at a Fairfax County church over the weekend that they say is connected to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week. Police said they would increase their presence around churches following this incident.  Firefighters were called to St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston early Sunday morning for a report of burning mulch outside of the 1190 Lawyers Road building, Fairfax County police said. Investigators believe they used an accelerant to start the fire.  Someone had also spray-painted a message on the entrance of t…
Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally
Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally A video showing a black Pennsylvania cop punching a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally has gone viral. Wilkinsburg Officer Seth Taylor was among those confronting a group of protesters Saturday, April 16, the Pittsburgh City Paper reports. The protest occurred in the aftermath of the death of Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old black man who died in October 2021, hours after being tased multiple times by Pittsburgh police officers, Various police departments then told everyone to get out of the street, arresting two who were marching after police approached them and told them to leave the i…
Trucker Freedom Convoy Circles Capital Beltway Promising Hours Of Traffic Chaos Trucker Freedom Convoy Circles Capital Beltway Promising Hours Of Traffic Chaos
Trucker Freedom Convoy Circles Capital Beltway Promising Hours Of Traffic Chaos A tuckers' convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates rolled through the Hagerstown Speedway and toward the Capital Beltway promising hours of traffic jams in the Capitol region Sunday, March 6. "Beltway here we come," Kris Young said in a Facebook post.  The trucks, adorned with American flags and posters, honked their horns and waved to supporters flanked along the roadways. The "freedom" convoy started last week in California and sparked smaller ones around the US. Truckers' convoy rolls through New Jersey.Boyd A. Loving Truckers plan on taking the DC Beltway/I-495, circling it twice and …
Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says
Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Click here for an updated story: Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie An attorney for the parents of Brian Laundrie says his parents are being "tortured" by protesters outside their Florida home. Attorney Steven Bertolino told the Insider On Tuesday, Oct. 19 Chris and Roberta Laundrie are "being tortured in their own home by these protesters outside." Brian Laundrie, a 23-year-old Long Island native, the sole person of interest in the disappearance and killing of Gabby Petito, hasn't been seen in more than a month after returning t…
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito New update: Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman, Authorities Say This story has been updated. A body has been discovered in a national park in Wyoming where authorities have been looking for missing New York resident Gabby Petito. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed that the coroner's office was dispatched to recover a body in the national forest on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19. Authorities said the body found "has been consistent with the description" of Petito.  Neither an identity nor gender has been released.  "In order to protect our investiga…
Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court A Trenton man caught on video torching a police car during a riot in the city took a guilty plea in federal court. Earlja J. Dudley, 28, is the last of four men to plead guilty for their roles in the incident following what had been a peaceful day of protest against the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020. Surveillance and bystander video show Dudley and another man opening the vehicle’s engine and igniting a fire during the unrest, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. In the video, Dudley is wearing a tank top and baseball cap with the Roman numerals “XIV” in red l…
Philadelphia Police Requested Federal Agents To 'Infiltrate' BLM Protests, Emails Show Philadelphia Police Requested Federal Agents To 'Infiltrate' BLM Protests, Emails Show
Philadelphia Police Requested Federal Agents To 'Infiltrate' BLM Protests, Emails Show The Philadelphia police department has asked federal agents to ‘infiltrate’ social justice marches last June, according to emails obtained by DC think tank Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. A Philadelphia police sergeant asked a Drug Enforcement Agency agent to assign personnel to “infiltrate crowds for intel purposes” on June 2, the emails say. Within 30 minutes of receiving the email, the DEA agent obtained approval from Principal Deputy DEA Administrator Preston Grubbs -- the agency’s second highest ranking official -- to conduct “covert surveillance from within prot…
'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest 'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest
'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest Twitter users are slamming Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for condemning hate speech used against police officers during a peaceful protest over the weekend. Fulop's video depicts nearly 100 marchers chanting "F--- the pigs" while marching down a city street toward a police vehicle. 1/2 About this demonstration yesterday in JC w/repeated chants of “Fuck the Pigs”... I’ll be the 1st to say that Civil Demonstrations, criticism, & protests are welcome here in #JerseyCity, our nation's history has proven it’s produced changes in govt. BUT What we can’t... pic.twitter.com/LYBsgKhMS3 — S…
Authorities: Street Evangelist Stalked Englewood Abortion Doc With Drone Authorities: Street Evangelist Stalked Englewood Abortion Doc With Drone
Authorities: Street Evangelist Stalked Englewood Abortion Doc With Drone A self-described Christian missionary from Westchester was arrested after Englewood police said he used a drone to peer into the second-floor office of an abortion doctor he was stalking. Daniel Stephen Courney, 36, of Scarsdale, NY was caught piloting the device -- equipped with a camera and speaker -- outside Metropolitan Medical Associates on Engle Street, where he and other pro-lifers have frequently protested over the years, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Detective Ron Layne learned that Courney had been terrorizing the doctor over a four-month period by “purposely and repeatedl…
FBI: Middlesex Man Admits Trying To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest FBI: Middlesex Man Admits Trying To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest
FBI: Middlesex Man Admits Trying To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest UPDATE: A Middlesex County man admitted Tuesday that he stuffed a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and set it on fire during a riot in Trenton following what had been a peaceful protest last year over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 22, of South Plainfield took a deal from the government rather than go to trial, becoming the second of three men involved in the incident to admit their roles. Spry originally tried claiming on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but federal authorities produced surveillance video showing otherwise. “Law enforcement officers on scene ob…
Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests
Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests A Philadelphia pair is facing up to 90 years in prison for their alleged attempt to rob a Wawa with multiple explosive devices during last year's widespread Black Lives Matter protests, federal authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Michael Fields, 34, and Desiree Adorno, 65, conspired with other individuals to break into a Wawa store on Richmond Street in Philadelphia, in June 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. In addition to stealing merchandise from the store, the indictment alleges that the pair had explosive devices …
West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests
West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests A man accused of torching West Philadelphia Lowe's during last May's widespread Black Lives Matter protests has been indicted on federal arson charges, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Derrick Weatherbe, 29, of Philadelphia, damaged and destroyed the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on North 50th Street on May 31, 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. The incident occurred following a series of nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Surveillance tapes showed a man with distin…
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Police in Connecticut were attacked with large chunks of ice, snowballs, and heavy items as they attempted to disperse a large crowd at a bonfire, causing officers to use pepper spray. The incident took place on Monday, Feb. 15, when East Haven Police officers were dispatched to 113 Bradford Avenue, to assist the East Haven Fire Department with a large crowd burning a large bonfire, said Captain Joseph Murgo. Dispatch informed responding officers that the crowd was throwing snow and ice balls at Fire Department personnel who were on scene to extinguish the large illegal bonfire, Murgo said.…
NJ Commissioner Protested In D.C. But Left After Violence Broke Out, She Says NJ Commissioner Protested In D.C. But Left After Violence Broke Out, She Says
NJ Commissioner Protested In D.C. But Left After Violence Broke Out, She Says Hunterdon County Commissioner Susan Soloway admits she attended last week's protest in Washington D.C. But never did she enter the U.S. Capitol building, she said. Instead, she says she left due to safety concerns. “Our group was shocked, outraged, and frankly scared, when it became apparent that a group of thugs were using the rally as a pretense to attack the U.S. Capitol,” said Soloway, according to the New Jersey Globe.  “As those actions unfolded, concerned for our own safety, we quickly left the area.” Soloway had posted photos on Facebook of her attendance at the protest — bu…
Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail
Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ice Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Escalating tensions erupted Saturday night when a few protestors pepper-sprayed and threw bricks at sheriff's officers outside the Bergen County Jail, witnesses said. EMS units were summoned to treat at two injured sheriff's officers, a ranking officer with direct knowledge of the incident said. Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed the report on Sunday. The sheriff said that he agrees with the anti-ICE protestors but emphasized that "inciting chaos for the sake of chaos will not be tolerated." SEE: Bergen Sheriff: Eight Of 9 ICE Protestors Arrested Are From NY, Officers Pepper-…