Bike-Riding Duo Snatches Hats From Jewish Men In Brooklyn: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — A duo who went on a hat-snatching hate crime spree in Brooklyn were caught on video riding away gleefully from the rampage, according to police.

Cops released new video Wednesday of two suspects who are wanted for riding through Brooklyn over the summer and snatching the hats off of Hasidic men's heads.

The video shows the pair riding their Citi Bike away after the crime spree, one of the suspects smiling as he sits on the handlebars holding two of the stolen hats, video shows.

The suspects are wanted for grand larceny and hate crime charges, police said.

Their spree lasted about two hours on July 23 on Bedford Avenue, where they snatched the hats from two 21-year-old men, a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old man, all wearing Hasidic attire, as they walked down the street in Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.