Crime & Safety
Man Spat On In Anti-Semitic Attack In Crown Heights: Cops
Police are searching for a man who made anti-Jewish statements toward another man before spitting him on Utica Avenue.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police are asking the public's help to find a man who spit on someone in an anti-Jewish attack on Utica Avenue.
The man came up to a 46-year-old man in front of a building between Prospect and Park Place around 5:30 p.m. last Thursday, according to police. He then made anti-Jewish statements toward the 46-year-old and spat on him, police said.
The suspect fled after the incident.
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Police are searching for the man on aggravated harassment and hate crime charges, according to the NYPD. A photo of him has been released:
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 CrimeStoppers website atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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