FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man wanted for vandalizing several statues at a Buddhist temple in Queens.
Authorities say the suspect entered the Chinese Buddhist Temple on 39th Avenue in Flushing around 11 a.m. on January 16 and threw a large concrete stone that damaged several Buddhist statues.
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The man then fled the temple along Main Street towards Roosevelt Avenue.
The individual is described as an Asian male who's approximately 30 years old, 5-foot-6 and 155 pounds with a medium build .
The man was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, blue denim jeans and tan construction work boots.
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Anyone with information in regard 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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