'Thin blue line' suspect arrested again — this time over threatening videos, prosecutor says

Andrew J. Goudsward, Asbury Park Press Published 7:41 p.m. ET May 3, 2021 | Updated 10:22 p.m. ET May 3, 2021CLOSE Ocean City is reviewing the painting of a thin blue line in support of police after several New Jersey towns who did the same received letters from the FHA, who said the lines are illegal. TOMS RIVER – The township man accused of painting a pro-police “thin blue line” down the center of Hooper Avenue — and shoplifting the paint to perform the unauthorized paint job — is now facing new charges over YouTube videos he allegedly posted threatening to turn Toms River Town Hall and the Ocean County Justice Complex “upside down,” authorities said.David Giordano, 36, of Toms River, was charged with making terroristic threats and false public alarm over the videos, which included footage from a 2004 incident in which a man used a homemade armored bulldozer to demolish public buildings in a Colorado town, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a news release.The charges are typically third-degree offenses, but were elevated to second-degree because they occurred during the coronavirus state of emergency, Billhimer said.Three videos appeared online April 12 on a public YouTube channel entitled “TOMS RIVER POLICE are the…
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