A man was arrested for painting swastikas in the heart of the Orthodox Jewish community of Midwood / Flatbush – just minutes after he scrawled them on Tuesday.

Sources tell YWN that at around 3:00PM a black male drew a large swastika on the sidewalk on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J in front of the Chase Bank. A person passing by called Flatbush Shomrim as well as the NYPD.

Both responded in seconds. Before they arrived, the man had already made another swastika on Avenue J and East 12 Street.

Officers from the NYPD’s 70 Precinct took the man into custody without further incident.

Further information about the suspect and what he will be charged with will be published when it becomes available.

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(Charles Gross – YWN)