The national media picked up the tire slashing story in Lakewood the story made it to the Drudgereport website. The news site posted a link to a ABC news report on Lakewood next to a related story where 3 Chasiddishe yidden were attacked early this morning in Williamsburg.The most recent tire slashings occurred outside homes over the weekend, police told WABC. The New Jersey town is home to one of the world's largest yeshivas. Elsewhere in the tri-state area, police are investigating a trio of attempted robberies targeting Orthodox Jewish men in New York City's
Brooklyn borough early Monday morning. The separate incidents happened around the same neighborhood within a span of 40 minutes, beginning at 5 a.m. local time.
The victims were a 71-year-old man, a 67-year-old man and a 56-year-old man. In each incident, the victim was approached by a group of three young men who came up from behind and punched them in the face, went through their pockets and then fled with nothing, according to police.
Two of the victims were transported to a local hospital for their injuries, while the third refused treatment, police said.
No arrests have been made yet. Investigators are looking into whether the incidents were hate crimes, according to police.
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