Tag: Police
‘Sorry, sir, we are unable to help you right now’
Before I left for this trip to see Maccabi Tel Aviv play in Amsterdam—the month before I will be starting my service in the Israel Defense Forces—I couldn’t have imagined that it would make...
Long Beach synagogue honors local police with Labor Day barbecue
For the third consecutive year, the Jewish community of Long Beach and Lido Beach on Long Beach Barrier Island in New York have shown their appreciation for the Long Beach Police Department and Nassau...
Judge dismisses murder charge against man accused of killing Samantha Woll
Prosecutors have lost the opportunity to try again in convicting Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, following a jury deadlocking last month on two of four charges in the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll.
Judge Margaret Van Houten sentenced Jackson-Bolanos...
Ex-boyfriends testify in Woll murder trial, no evidence links them
In Detroit, the trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, for the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll revealed details of the investigation to track down the killer.
On Monday, Jeffrey Herbstman, an ex-boyfriend of Woll, testified that he called...
UK police arrest London man for pro-Hamas social-media post
British counter-terrorism police arrested a man from west London on Wednesday after he was suspected of supporting Hamas due to a post he placed to social media.
The 43-year-old man was reported to the Counter...
Trial set to begin for accused killer of Samantha Woll
A Detroit man alleged to have stabbed to death a well-known Jewish community leader in Michigan on Oct. 21 will soon face a judge and jury.
The prosecution begins on June 10 against Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, who is...
Man who shot two Jews in Los Angeles pleads guilty
The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 14 that Jaime Tran, who shot and injured two Jewish men in Los Angeles, agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses.
The 29-year-old, who could face up...
Police arrest anti-Israel activists on Emory campus, including faculty members
Gregory L. Fenves, president of Emory University in Atlanta, released a statement on Friday about campus protests the day before that resulted in 28 arrests, placing the blame on outside agitators for a demonstration that ended...
Orthodox Jew reportedly killed in San Diego area shooting
One person was killed and two were injured in a shooting at a dental practice in El Cajon, Calif., some 15 miles from San Diego. The shooter, reportedly a former patient, is in custody.
The...
Defund Israel X account, Jewish babies with ‘pure bloodlines,’ Bowman loses ‘J Street’ endorsement
Brent Wood, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, who allegedly attacked two Jews outside Kesher Israel, an Orthodox congregation in Washington, was a no-show in D.C. Superior Court.
The Toronto Police Service announced the arrest of Ian Locke, 40, who allegedly vandalized the...