Teens Arrested, Accused of Throwing Eggs in Hasidic Community of New Square

Описание: NEW SQUARE – Ramapo police arrested four teenagers after they allegedly threw eggs at residents and shouted a curse word during an early Sunday morning drive through the Hasidic Jewish village.

Three males and a female from Nanuet and Pearl River were detained by more than 100 residents who packed the street and formed a wall around a black 2014 Toyota Corolla until Ramapo police arrived just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Lt. Rob Lancia said.

"New Square has active volunteers who secure the village and there were hundreds of residents surrounding this vehicle," Lancia said. "They just formed a human wall and prevented them from leaving."

All four teenagers were charged with a misdemeanor count of second-degree aggravated harassment, Ramapo police said. There were no injuries or property damage.

Lancia said the charge references harassing people based on their religion, gender, race and sexual preference. The egg-throwing didn't fall under the state's hate crime law, which would rise to a felony.

"The crime was done with hate involved," especially with the shouted comment, Lancia said.

Police only identified the two 19-year-olds: The driver, Daniel Brophy of Pearl River, and Catherine Donnelly of Nanuet.

The others — a Nanuet 16-year-old and a Pearl River 18-year-old — are eligible for youthful offender status on a misdemeanor charge and their names would be sealed, Lancia said.

Officers found the four teenagers sitting in a car at 2:38 a.m. along Washington Avenue, the village's main road to enter and exit the community. The group was being held Sunday in the Ramapo police lock up, pending arraignment.