"Video of the crash shows the car ram into the synagogue's door, back up, and ram into it again before the driver got out and claimed "it slipped." He also said something to NYPD officers about trying to park. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says police have increased security at houses of worship across the city out of an abundance of caution. No one was injured, but managers evacuated the synagogue as a precaution around 9 p.m. local time."
"NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said responding officers watched the man crash into a rear door of Chabad Lubavitch. He then threw the car into reverse and slammed into it again. The NYPD bomb squad also responded to the scene but found no explosives inside the suspect's vehicle. Now, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is leading the investigation. Tisch stressed that it is still too early to know the driver's motives."
Police launched a hate crime investigation after a driver repeatedly rammed a vehicle into the rear doors of the Chabad World Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Wednesday night. The driver was taken into custody and no injuries were reported; managers evacuated the synagogue around 9 p.m. Video shows the car strike the door, back up, and strike it again before the driver exited and said it slipped, later telling officers he was trying to park. The NYPD bomb squad found no explosives. The Hate Crimes Task Force is leading the probe and police increased security at houses of worship. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, the highest since 1979.
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