The New York Police Department is investigating a report of possible vandalism at a Jewish cemetery.<\/p>\n
An NYPD spokesman says Sunday the department’s hate crimes division has been notified of headstones found toppled over at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Assemblyman Dov Hikind tweeted photos Saturday night showing some headstones on the ground. The Democrat says he’ll go to the cemetery Sunday to see them.<\/p>\n
The incident is the latest in a wave of anti-Semitic incidents across the country, including other cemetery desecration’s in St. Louis and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
There has been a rash of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and 122 bomb threats called in to Jewish organizations in three dozen states since early January.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Friday that Juan Thompson, a former journalist fired for fabricating details in stories, made at least eight of the scores of threats against Jewish institutions nationwide as part of a campaign to harass and frame his ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n
\n.@BPShomrim<\/a> alerted me that stones @ Washington Cemetery are down. I\u2019ve spoken w\/ the NYPD who are investigating. I’ll be there in the am. pic.twitter.com\/j3wHa1dzEp<\/a><\/p>\n