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Friday, June 29, 2012

Man Accused in Synagogue Firebombing Pleads Not Guilty in Prosecutor Murder Plot

Aakash Dalal, the former Lodi man allegedly behind the anti-semitic arsons earlier this year, has pleaded not guilty to additional charges that he plotted to murder the assistant prosecutor in the case.

The former Lodi man who allegedly played a guiding role in the firebombings of Jewish synagogues earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to new charges that he conspired to kill the assistant prosecutor handling his case, authorities said Thursday.  Aakash Dalal, 20, who had been attending Rutgers University and has a New Brunswick address, plotted to obtain a gun and murder Assistant Prosecutor Martin Delaney after he made bail, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in a statement. Dalal, who was scheduled to be released from jail this week after arranging to post $1 million bail, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to possess a weapon for unlawful purposes and terroristic threats. In early May, FBI agents …

Paul Umrichin

11:15 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Hey Billy Mays, You can stuff it too. You say that you don't actually intend to make people believe that you are Billy Mays, so why do you insist and continue to use his name. And how are you different than others guilty of identity theft? You just don't make sense, but then again you never do.   more ›

Friday, January 13, 2012

Jewish Leaders Huddle For Security Briefing After Synagogue Attacks

Officials condemn Rutherford fire bombing

Law enforcement officials briefed more than 200 Jewish leaders Thursday on how to protect their synagogues, schools and community centers. The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey organized the security briefing after synagogues in Paramus, Maywood and Hackensack were desecrated over the past few weeks. But when an attacker threw Molotov cocktails into a Rutherford rabbi's home Wednesday, the briefing took on a new urgency. "Clearly, this ratcheted it up quite a great deal," said Joy Kurland, director of the JFNNJ Jewish Community Relations Council and the woman who organized the briefing. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan said after the briefing that law enforcement officials advised Jewish leaders on how to secure their …

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