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NYPD searching for suspect who vandalized 2 synagogues
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The New York Police Department’s hate crimes unit is seeking an individual who defaced two synagogues with spray paint.
The NYPD releases a video of the suspect and offers a $3,500 reward for information.
The suspect vandalized the two synagogues in south Brooklyn late at night at around the same time in mid-May, the NYPD tells The Times of Israel.
Jews are targeted in hate crimes more than any other group in New York City, with at least 100 antisemitic incidents reported to police since the start of the year.
WANTED HATE CRIME CRIMINAL MISCHIEF PATTERN: On 5/14/23 @NYPD61PCT the unidentified individual spray painted on two synagogues damaging them. Any info call us at 800-577-TIPS or anonymously post a tip on our website https://t.co/TRPPY5zHV2 Reward up to $3,500 pic.twitter.com/8IxgZKmvQ1
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 4, 2023
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