SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — New Jersey police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly slashing police car tires and leaving vile notes about law enforcement, President Donald Trump, and Jesus on their windshields.
The crimes unfolded around 10 p.m. Friday at the Saddle Brook Police Department in Bergen County, New Jersey, NJ Advance Media reported.
Surveillance footage captured a suspect puncturing 12 tires of police cruisers and using a tire iron to scratch “FU” on the hood of one car, according to a police statement.
Saddle Brook PD: Maywood Man Slashes 12 Police Tires, Scrawls ‘FU’ On Hood, Leaves Curse Notes
Posted by Saddle Brook Police Department on Saturday, September 19, 2020
The suspect also allegedly left notes on police and fire department vehicles that said: “F— Police, F— Trump, Vote Jesus.”
Not long after, police received a call regarding a suspicious person near the department. Officers located the suspect and arrested him. He was later identified as 25-year-old Mazin Musbah, of Maywood, Fox News reported.
Police said at Musbah, at the time of his arrest, was carrying a kitchen knife and possessed notes similar to those left behind on the police units.
Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said Musbah told officers during his arrest that “the message needed to be sent and personally wanted to deliver the message.”
Musbah was charged with criminal mischief and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes. He was later released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on October 2.
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