Four people ranging in age from 17 to 19 were arrested in suburban New York on a host of charges stemming from an anti-Semitic incident in the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, N.Y.
According to officials from the Ramapo Police Department, they received a report of “pedestrians in the Monsey area being struck by projectiles from a passing vehicle” on July 17 and began an investigation leading to the arrest of the four suspects on Tuesday night.
Located within the Town of Ramapo, Monsey is home to a very large Orthodox and Chassidic community.
According to the haredi news outlet Hamodia, the victims were two women walking on a popular street around 12:40 a.m. when they were struck with pellets from a BB gun. Later, a woman pushing a baby carriage had eggs thrown at her, while another was “hit by projectiles.” Though the latter incident was captured on video, the victim has not come forward.
He continued, saying “when hate visits Ramapo, it not only rattles the community but also the town officials and our officers. We take these crimes very seriously.”