ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been arrested after allegedly pushing a four-year-old Jewish child to the ground in an incident that was captured on surveillance footage.
The incident happened on Thursday evening, March 19, in the Ramapo area, where video reportedly shows a young child approaching a parked postal truck, i24News reported. At that moment, a 39-year-old USPS worker suddenly turned around and forcefully pushed the child onto the sidewalk before getting back into his truck and leaving.
Despite being shoved by a grown adult, the child was not seriously injured. The footage shows the child getting up shortly after the incident, retrieving his kippah, and walking away.
Local witnesses told authorities that the suspect appeared to have been shouting at children in the area shortly before the encounter, suggesting there may have been a prior confrontation leading up to the incident. Police, however, have not yet confirmed the sequence of events or any potential motive.
Officials have not stated whether the case is being investigated as a hate crime, though the incident has drawn attention due to the victim's religious affiliation and the broader context of heightened concern over antisemitic incidents in the region.
Police in Rockland County confirmed that the suspect, a resident of Stony Point, was arrested on Friday, March 20, following a review of the surveillance footage and witness statements.
He has since been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempted third-degree assault, both considered misdemeanor-level offenses in the state of New York. The investigation remains ongoing as police work to determine what led to the confrontation and whether additional charges may be filed.
The incident happened on Thursday evening, March 19, in the Ramapo area, where video reportedly shows a young child approaching a parked postal truck, i24News reported. At that moment, a 39-year-old USPS worker suddenly turned around and forcefully pushed the child onto the sidewalk before getting back into his truck and leaving.
Despite being shoved by a grown adult, the child was not seriously injured. The footage shows the child getting up shortly after the incident, retrieving his kippah, and walking away.
Local witnesses told authorities that the suspect appeared to have been shouting at children in the area shortly before the encounter, suggesting there may have been a prior confrontation leading up to the incident. Police, however, have not yet confirmed the sequence of events or any potential motive.
Officials have not stated whether the case is being investigated as a hate crime, though the incident has drawn attention due to the victim's religious affiliation and the broader context of heightened concern over antisemitic incidents in the region.
Police in Rockland County confirmed that the suspect, a resident of Stony Point, was arrested on Friday, March 20, following a review of the surveillance footage and witness statements.
He has since been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempted third-degree assault, both considered misdemeanor-level offenses in the state of New York. The investigation remains ongoing as police work to determine what led to the confrontation and whether additional charges may be filed.
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