A New York man suspected of trying to run over several Jewish students and a rabbi with his car outside a Brooklyn school Wednesday morning, then fled the scene and was taken into police custody after a foot pursuit.
Just before 11:30 a.m., the New York City Police Department (NYPD) responded to an incident on Glenwood Road within the 63rd Precinct.
Police say a 58-year-old man drove a white 2011 Ford Crown Victoria onto the sidewalk and attempted to injure pedestrians.
Sources told Yeshiva World News that Boro Park Shomrim received an emergency call reporting that a white sedan had attempted to run over yeshiva bochurim and a rabbi twice outside the Vien Yeshiva in the Canarsie neighborhood.
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A 58-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to run over a Jewish student and a rabbi. (Yeshiva World News)
Surveillance camera footage shows the suspect attempting to run over the bochurim but failing.
The video then shows the driver driving around the block back to the yeshiva, then driving over a curb onto the school grounds.
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A man allegedly tried to run over a Jewish student multiple times in Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood on Wednesday. (Yeshiva World News)
Police said no one was injured and the driver was quickly taken into custody after being found. Police have not released the name or description of the suspect at this time.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force told Fox News Digital that it is aware of the incident and that the investigation is being led by the NYPD.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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This latest incident comes amid growing protests over the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses across the country and increased reports of harassment and anti-Semitism against students.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives also passed the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, which aims to crack down on anti-Semitism on college campuses and expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
