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VOL. 112, NO. 30 FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3, 2021
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Cops ID suspect
who allegedly
vandalized Rego
Park Jewish Center
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UNITED!
Queens leaders stand together to denounce
recent hate crimes
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BY JACOB KAYE
JKAYE@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Police have identifi ed a suspect they believe
to have drawn a swastika onto the Rego
Park Jewish Center last week.
The hate symbol, scribbled onto a sign outside
of the synagogue, located at 97-30 Queens
Blvd., was drawn by a man police believe to be
between the ages of 20 and 30 on Wednesday,
Feb. 17, around 10:50 a.m., according to the
NYPD.
Aft er vandalizing the sign with a marker, the
man fl ed on foot in a unknown direction, cops
said.
The anti-Semitic drawing prompted an immediate
response from lawmakers.
Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the State
Police Hate Crimes Task Force to aid in the
investigation as Congresswoman Grace Meng
joined state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman
Andrew Hevesi, Councilwoman Karen
Koslowitz in condemning the anti-Semitic act
of vandalism.
“There is absolutely no room for this kind of
hatred in our community,” the lawmakers said
in a joint statement. “We have consulted with
the NYPD, and are confi dent that the perpetrator
behind this cowardly off ense will be found,
and will face justice.”
Anyone with information in regard to the
identity of the suspect is asked to call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The
public can also submit their tips by logging onto
the CrimeStoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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