- Two 18-year-old Syracuse University students were arrested and charged with burglary as a hate crime and criminal nuisance for allegedly throwing a bag of pork into the Zeta Beta Tau Jewish fraternity house during a Rosh Hashanah dinner.
- Around 5:45 p.m., one student entered the fraternity house to throw the pork, while the other drove the getaway vehicle. Police linked the act to the Jewish observance, and both suspects were apprehended shortly after.
- Syracuse University Chief Student Experience Officer Allen Groves called the incident “abhorrent” and contrary to the institution’s values, stating it would not be tolerated.
- Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick described the act as a serious crime against Jewish students, not a prank, and affirmed the case is being handled with appropriate gravity, though no specific motive was disclosed by authorities. Read More
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