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Manhattan Man Arrested for Hate-Crime Attacks During Shabbat

8/15/2026

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Larry Montes, 46, was arrested after disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
He faces two assault-as-a-hate-crime and one criminal-mischief-as-a-hate-crime count after punching a 63-year-old woman, head-butting a 65-year-old guard, and breaking two candlesticks worth about $20,000.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the act despicable and pledged protection resources, while NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said no one was seriously injured.

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Larry Montes, 46, was arrested after disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
He faces two assault-as-a-hate-crime and one criminal-mischief-as-a-hate-crime count after punching a 63-year-old woman, head-butting a 65-year-old guard, and breaking two candlesticks worth about $20,000.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the act despicable and pledged protection resources, while NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said no one was seriously injured.