![]() It comes after a black couple in Montclair said a neighbor harassed them in June about whether they had a proper permit to install a stone patio, the outlet reported.įareed and Norrinda Hayat said the white woman falsely told cops that she was assaulted after she had gone on their property three times in less than an hour to question him about the permit. The new law amends current legislation barring creating false alarm - adding a possible hate crime charge when a false alarm is raised because of the color of someone’s skin, reported. “This irresponsible misuse of our 9-1-1 system places victims in a potentially dangerous situation, and can erode trust between Black and Brown New Jerseyans and law enforcement.” “Using the threat of a 9-1-1 call or police report as an intimidation tactic against people of color is an unacceptable, abhorrent form of discrimination,” Murphy said in a statement. Phil Murphy on Monday signed a bill Monday making such bogus calls as a bias crime. New Jersey has made it a crime for 911 callers to make false police reports to harass or intimidate people of color, the governor said. Nor’easter nightmare: Snowstorm will dump 8-12 inches on NYC, more in New England, forecasters say New Jersey political consultant admits to murder-for-hire plot Powerful weekend winter storm could dump foot of snow on Big Apple 31-year-old man who plunged 9 stories, landed on BMW in NJ released from hospital
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