A woman who police say helped vandalize the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's leaders with red paint during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests has been arrested on hate crimes charges.
The Brooklyn Museum of Art is shown April 13, 2004, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A woman was arrested Wednesday, July 31, 2024, on hate crime charges in the vandalism of the homes of the museum’s leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests. A woman who police say helped vandalize the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's leaders with red paint during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests has been arrested on hate crimes charges.
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