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Antisemitic flyers distributed in West Palm Beach neighborhood

Antisemitic flyers distributed in West Palm Beach neighborhood
NEIGHBORHOOD SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED AND APPALLED TO SEE THOSE ANTI-SEMITIC HATE FILLED MESSAGES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE SPOKE WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO SPENT THE EVENING CLEANING UP THOSE FLIERS. IT WAS DISGUSTING. IT WAS VILE. IT WAS CLEARLY ANTI-SEMITIC. CLEARLY HAS NO PLACE IN THE OLD NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT’S NOT WHAT WE’RE ABOUT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT’S NOT WHAT WE STAND FOR. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE IS GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND THROW THINGS OUT THERE AND TRY TO DELIVER A HATEFUL MESSAGE. THE FLIERS CAME IN PLASTIC BAGS ALONG WITH PELLETS. AMONG THE HATE FILLED MESSAGES WERE STATEMENTS AGAINST A PROPOSED BILL TO EXPAND HATE CRIME PENALTIES IN FLORIDA. THIS MARKS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS THESE TYPES OF ANTI-SEMITIC FLIERS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THIS PART OF WEST PALM BEACH. POLICE SAY THE FIVE MEN WHO DID THIS USED A U-HAUL PICKUP TRUCK. THEY WERE ALL FOUND AND HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE CITATIONS EACH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY YELLED RACIAL SLURS AT THE OFFICERS AS THEY WERE BEING CITED. POLICE SAY TWO OF THEM ARE FROM A DIFFERENT AREA OF WEST PALM BEACH. ANOTHER MAN IS FROM A DIFFERENT PART OF FLORIDA AND TWO OF THEM ARE FROM OUT OF STATE. WE CERTAINLY HAVE NO PLACE FOR HATE IN WEST PALM BEACH. THIS IS A WELCOMING CITY. IT’S A DIVERSE CITY. AND THE MESSAGES, IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE OR DON’T DO IT AT ALL. ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT IT IN OUR CITY. SO WE’LL ENFORCE THE LAWS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS. AND POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERS SAY THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO POSSIBLY CHARGE THESE PEOPLE WITH MORE CITATIONS IF MORE PEOPLE HERE IN THE OLD NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COME FORWARD AND TELL THE WEST PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WHAT THEY KNOW. REPORTING IN WEST PALM BEACH
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Updated: 4:03 PM EDT Mar 12, 2023
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Antisemitic flyers distributed in West Palm Beach neighborhood
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Updated: 4:03 PM EDT Mar 12, 2023
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More than 50 antisemitic flyers were distributed in a West Palm Beach neighborhood Saturday afternoon, which is the second time hateful messages have been distributed in this neighborhood in less than two months.Five people face multiple citations for the antisemitic messages distributed on Saturday. People in this neighborhood in the northeast section of West Palm Beach say they were shocked and appalled to see these antisemitic, hate-filled messages."It was disgusting, it was vile, it was clearly antisemitic, clearly has no place in the Old Northwood neighborhood. It’s not what we’re about in this neighborhood and it’s not what we stand for,” said Kathy."It is outrageous to think that somebody out there is going to go out there and throw things and try to deliver a hateful message,” said Victor Alcantara of the Northwood Shores neighborhood, which was also targeted on Saturday.The flyers came in plastic bags, weighed down by pellets. Among the hate-filled messages were statements against a proposed bill to expand hate-crime penalties in Florida. Police say the five men who did this used a U-Haul pickup truck. They were all found and all have received multiple citations, including for littering and pedestrian violations.Investigators say the men also yelled racial slurs at the officers as they were receiving citations.Related: Man accused of leaving antisemitic flyers in Palm Beach County yards can't find an attorney to take the case"We certainly have no place for hate in West Palm Beach," said Mike Jachles, the public information officer with the West Palm Beach Police Department. "This is a welcoming city. It’s a diverse city and the message is if they want to do something like this do it somewhere else or don’t do it at all actually, so we will enforce the laws that are on the books." The men who received citations are 60-year-old David Young Kim of West Palm Beach, 40-year-old Jon Eugene Minadeo of West Palm Beach, 57-year-old Jeffrey Kidder Allen of Wisconsin, 46-year-old Brian Keith Hulliger of Bradenton and 33-year-old Nicholas Allen Bysheim of Maryland. Kim and Minadeo do not live in the Old Northwood neighborhood.The West Palm Beach Police Department says they could be able to give the men responsible more citations if more people here in the Old Northwood neighborhood come forward and tell the department what they know. The department can be reached at 561-822-1900.The West Palm Beach Police Department is working with the Palm Beach County state attorney in this investigation.Related: Palm Beach County state attorney files charges against Maryland man who allegedly distributed antisemitic materials

More than 50 antisemitic flyers were distributed in a West Palm Beach neighborhood Saturday afternoon, which is the second time hateful messages have been distributed in this neighborhood in less than two months.

Five people face multiple citations for the antisemitic messages distributed on Saturday.

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People in this neighborhood in the northeast section of West Palm Beach say they were shocked and appalled to see these antisemitic, hate-filled messages.

"It was disgusting, it was vile, it was clearly antisemitic, clearly has no place in the Old Northwood neighborhood. It’s not what we’re about in this neighborhood and it’s not what we stand for,” said Kathy.

"It is outrageous to think that somebody out there is going to go out there and throw things and try to deliver a hateful message,” said Victor Alcantara of the Northwood Shores neighborhood, which was also targeted on Saturday.

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The flyers came in plastic bags, weighed down by pellets. Among the hate-filled messages were statements against a proposed bill to expand hate-crime penalties in Florida.

Police say the five men who did this used a U-Haul pickup truck. They were all found and all have received multiple citations, including for littering and pedestrian violations.

Investigators say the men also yelled racial slurs at the officers as they were receiving citations.

Related: Man accused of leaving antisemitic flyers in Palm Beach County yards can't find an attorney to take the case

"We certainly have no place for hate in West Palm Beach," said Mike Jachles, the public information officer with the West Palm Beach Police Department. "This is a welcoming city. It’s a diverse city and the message is if they want to do something like this do it somewhere else or don’t do it at all actually, so we will enforce the laws that are on the books."

The men who received citations are 60-year-old David Young Kim of West Palm Beach, 40-year-old Jon Eugene Minadeo of West Palm Beach, 57-year-old Jeffrey Kidder Allen of Wisconsin, 46-year-old Brian Keith Hulliger of Bradenton and 33-year-old Nicholas Allen Bysheim of Maryland. Kim and Minadeo do not live in the Old Northwood neighborhood.

The West Palm Beach Police Department says they could be able to give the men responsible more citations if more people here in the Old Northwood neighborhood come forward and tell the department what they know. The department can be reached at 561-822-1900.

The West Palm Beach Police Department is working with the Palm Beach County state attorney in this investigation.

Related: Palm Beach County state attorney files charges against Maryland man who allegedly distributed antisemitic materials