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(New York, NY) — A Staten Island dad dragged his 16-year-old son to a police precinct on Thursday, so the teen could turn himself in for defacing a World War I monument in Central Park. The 107th Infantry memorial was defaced by anti-Israel demonstrators on Monday night. Protesters drew words of support for Palestinians on the monument. The “New York Post” reports the 16-year-old is a student at Tottenville High, who has no prior record. The paper says the teenager has been a regular at anti-Israel protests in the city. NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry took to X to post a blurred out photo of the teen as he sat on a bench in a police station.
Mayor Adams put up five thousand dollars of his own money as a reward to anyone who turns in the vandals. The NYPD added in another ten-thousand dollars. Police are circulating photos of the others that did damage to the memorial.
