Police: Man Menaced After Leaving Queens Mosque
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who allegedly menaced a man as he left a Queens mosque.
The incident occurred after the victim left a mosque on Kissena Boulevard around 8 p.m. last Friday.
The suspect followed the victim for several blocks and pulled his SUV next to the victim's vehicle at a traffic light at Union Turnpike and 199th Street, police said.
The suspect then displayed a firearm, threatened to kill the victim and made anti-Muslim statements before fleeing, police said.
The suspect is described as a white man between 55 and 60 years old with a light skin complexion, dark hair and a mustache, police said.
The suspect was last seen wearing a dark suit jacket with an emblem patch on the left pocket and was possibly driving a Toyota SUV with a New York license plate, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
