Copycat charged in racist intercom prank
A 14-year-old North Jersey girl reportedly has been charged with imitating a 16-year-old boy who allegedly used a public address system to tell black people to leave a Gloucester County Wal-Mart.
A 14-year-old North Jersey girl reportedly has been charged with imitating a 16-year-old boy who allegedly used a public address system to tell black people to leave a Gloucester County Wal-Mart.
In the latest case, the girl grabbed the microphone at a Whole Foods Market in Edgewater, Bergen County, on Saturday and announced, "All blacks leave the store," police said, The Record of Hackensack reports.
It said the store's manager, Joel Sánchez, told an employee to call police and kept an eye on the girl until police arrived.
The girl, who has not been identified because of her age, has been charged with bias intimidation and harassment
A 16-year-old Atlantic County boy was charged last month with making similar announcements at the Wal-Mart in Washington Township on two occasions.
The incident prompted Wal-Mart to institute policies and take security measures to prevent a repeat.