Front door of Bronx home painted with anti-Semitic graffiti

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Front door painted with anti-Semitic graffiti
Police are searching for vandals who spray painted anti-Semitic graffiti.

RIVERDALE, Bronx (WABC) -- Police in the Riverdale section of the Bronx are searching for the vandals who spray painted anti-Semitic graffiti on a home.

On Sunday at about 10:45 p.m., someone spray painted the word "Jew"in white paint at a residential home in the vicinity of West 246 Street and Waldo Avenue.

It was sprayed on the front door of the 77-year-old male homeowner.

The Hate Crime Task Force is investigating it as a possible bias incident.

The NYPD issued descriptions of the people they are looking for:

The first individual is a dark skinned male, slim build; last seen wearing a hooded sweater and shorts.

The second individual is a light skinned male, slim build, with a backpack; last seen wearing a long sleeved shirt.

The third individual is a light skinned male, heavy set, with a backpack; last seen wearing a long sleeved shirt.

Anyone with information in regards 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).