Man Accused Of Snatching Yarmulke, Making Antisemitic Comments In Lower Manhattan
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to find a man accused of snatching another man's yarmulke off his head in Lower Manhattan.
It happened around 2 p.m. Thursday.
Police are trying to find a man accused of snatching another man's yarmulke off his head in Lower Manhattan on Nov. 18, 2021. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)
According to police, a stranger approached a 34-year-old man on the corner of Broadway and West Third Street and grabbed the man's yarmulke off his head.
When the victim told the stranger to give it back, the man threw the yarmulke back to him and made an antisemitic statement before running off.
The victim was not hurt.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
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Man Accused Of Snatching Yarmulke, Making Antisemitic Comments In Lower Manhattan
/ CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to find a man accused of snatching another man's yarmulke off his head in Lower Manhattan.
It happened around 2 p.m. Thursday.
According to police, a stranger approached a 34-year-old man on the corner of Broadway and West Third Street and grabbed the man's yarmulke off his head.
When the victim told the stranger to give it back, the man threw the yarmulke back to him and made an antisemitic statement before running off.
The victim was not hurt.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
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