Crime & Safety
Antisemitic Stickers Found On Princeton Properties, Police Seek Suspect
The materials targeted select properties with messaging meant to harass the community, authorities say.
PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton police are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of placing antisemitic stickers on select properties throughout town.
The stickers "appear to target specific locations and contain messaging intended to intimidate, harass, or promote hatred toward members of the Jewish community," police said in a community alert.
Police described the suspect as a middle-aged white man with pepper-gray hair, wearing glasses, a tan shirt, gray shorts and black sneakers, and riding a light-colored mountain bike.
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Anyone who recognizes the man or has information related to the incidents is asked to contact Detective Robert Allie at (609) 921-2100, ext. 2123. Police are also asking anyone with surveillance footage, photographs, or knowledge of similar activity to preserve and share that information with the department.
"The Princeton Police Department is treating this matter with the utmost seriousness due to the nature of the materials and their potential impact on our community," police said.
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