Crime & Safety
Vandalism Of Israeli Hostage Posters On Massachusetts Fence Investigated As Hate Crime
"They had to look at each of them as they destroyed them, blotted them out of existence once again," said Jeff Kosowski.
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March 18, 2024
NEWTON - Posters of Israeli hostages on a homeowner's fence in Newton were defaced overnight Saturday and police are now investigating the vandalism as a hate crime.
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Sunday morning the Kosowski family woke up to vandalism in their yard. Faces of Israeli hostages lining their fences are now blacked out by spray paint or scratched away. "Free Gaza" was also spray-painted on a sign saying the family stands with Israel.
"They had to look at each of them as they destroyed them, blotted them out of existence once again," said Jeff Kosowski.
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