Ramapo police charge two men with hate crimes in connection with attack on UPS driver

MONTEBELLO – Two men accused of attacking a UPS driver and trying to steal his truck face hate crime charges after they were also accused of using racial slurs, Ramapo police said.

The men were arrested Saturday after attacking and attempting to rob the driver at 4:15 p.m. on Spook Rock Road, Police Chief Daniel Hyman said in a news release.

The men threw a water bottle at the vehicle, then attacked the driver and tried to steal the truck's keys, Hyman said. The men are accused of using racial slurs against the driver, which led to an aggravated hate crime charge. Police said the driver is not white but did not provide information about his race.