"Police have arrested a man for repeatedly driving his vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night, an incident which is now being investigated by authorities as a hate crime. The driver in custody, who has not been identified, struck his 2012 Honda Accord once into the back door of the 770 Eastern Parkway building in Crown Heights before reversing the car and ramming the same door multiple times, as seen in footage that was shared on social media."
"The case is being investigated as a hate crime by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Hate Crimes Task Force, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference on Wednesday night. As a cautionary measure, the NYPD have increased security around houses of worship across the city's five boroughs. The vehicle was found mounted on the sidewalk at the scene. No injuries were reported and no explosives were found in the vehicle, according to Tisch. The car had a New Jersey license plate."
A man was arrested after repeatedly driving his 2012 Honda Accord into the back door of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Video shows the driver struck the door once, reversed, then rammed the door multiple times. Witnesses reported the driver yelled for people to move as he drove in. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is treating the incident as a hate crime and increased security at houses of worship across the five boroughs. The vehicle was found mounted on the sidewalk; no injuries or explosives were reported. The driver had previously trespassed at a Chabad house in New Jersey.
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