Crime & Safety

$2,500 Reward Offered for Info on Anti-Semitic Vandals in Manalapan

This reward will be provided to anyone who has information that can lead to the arrest of the perpetrator, or perpetrators.

The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County is offering a $2,500 reward to anyone who has information that can lead to the arrest of the individuals who vandalized the Monmouth Heights neighborhood with anti-Semitic symbols on Sept. 6., Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday.

Red swastikas and anti-Semitic language were spray painted throughout the Manalapan Township neighborhood on cars, road signs, fences, sidewalks, utility boxes and more.

The Manalapan Police Department, in conjunction with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, have been investigating the incident since the crime has been committed.

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No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information on the bias crime, which the Township Committee has categorized as a "hate crime", is urged to contact Detective David D’Amico of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-620-2307 or Detective Thomas Mantle of the Manalapan Police Department at 732-446-8385.

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