Anti-semitism
Suspect Identified in Case of Racist Vandalism
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Ithaca police arrested a suspect on multiple counts of fourth degree criminal mischief as a hate crime related to a recent spree of anti-Semitic and racist vandalism.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/vandalism/)
Ithaca police arrested a suspect on multiple counts of fourth degree criminal mischief as a hate crime related to a recent spree of anti-Semitic and racist vandalism.
A number of Ithaca businesses, as well as five Cornell students, were targeted by white supremacist vandalism on Oct. 26.
The statue could be seen with the red spray-painted words for under two hours.
Damage to cars ranged from upward-bent license plates to snapped–and even stolen–windshield wipers.
Vandals destroyed six TCAT bus shelters in the Ithaca area, causing financial damages and forcing the transportation company to halt scheduled renovations.
Many pro-Hong Kong posters across campus — hand-taped to bus stops, lampposts and buildings — have been removed or vandalized, students say.
On April 21, around 9:55 p.m., an unknown subject approached the statue and removed a bronze cup from the table before running off towards North Aurora street.
A man vandalized a Black Lives Matter sign in front of a City of Ithaca alderperson’s house on Monday morning in an act that was caught on video.
The stealing of the Tibet Initiative at Cornell’s signs last week emphasized a campus divide among international students regarding China’s policy toward Tibet.