Man accused of using feces to write 'Allah' on Paterson elementary school sign

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
Man accused of using feces to write 'Allah' on Paterson elementary school sign
Mohamad Bekheet is accused of using feces to write the word 'Allah' on a sign in front of the South Paterson elementary school.

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man is facing charges for vandalizing a public school in Paterson.

Mohamad Bekheet is accused of using feces to write the word 'Allah' on a sign in front of the South Paterson elementary school.

Bekheet is charged with bias intimidation, criminal mischief, and harassment.

New Jersey's council on American-Islamic relations is calling for a hate crime probe in the wake of the vandalism.

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