Police are looking for a man who drew swastikas in the vicinity of a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn.
They say it happened on Monday around 4:30 a.m. on Avenue S in Marine Park.
Police say the man drew swastikas on two garbage can covers, a residential gate, and the front door of a residential building.
The NYPD told YWN that the male used a white marker to draw a swastika at the following locations:
1. A garbage can cover located in the vicinity of Avenue S and Ryder Street.
2. A residential gate located in the vicinity of Avenue S and Ryder Street.
3. A traffic control box located at Avenue S and East 38 Street.
4. A garbage can cover located in the vicinity of Avenue S and East 37 Street.
5. The front door to a residential building located in the vicinity of East 35 Street and Avenue S.
The male is described as a white, 5’6″-5’9″ who was last seen wearing dark colored clothing and a dark colored back pack.
They say an image of the man was captured on surveillance.
He is described as 5’6″-5’9″ tall, and was last seen wearing dark-colored clothing and a dark-colored backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
(Charles Gross – YWN)
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Just wondering if mischief or anti semitic. Visiting the 5 towns for Yom Tov. Fly an Israeli flag from my car. Was there last night, broken off this morning.Police report being made.