String of vandalized Brooklyn synagogues being investigated as hate crime

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Suspect wanted in string of vandalized NYC synagogues
The NYPD is trying to identify the man who scrawled graffiti at four synagogues in Brooklyn last Saturday morning.

MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating a string of vandalized synagogues in Brooklyn as a potential hate crime.

The NYPD is trying to identify the man who scrawled graffiti at four synagogues last Saturday morning.

RELATED | Fire tears through Brooklyn synagogue, state senator's mother among those rescued

NJ Burkett reports on the synagogue fire in Brooklyn.

The vandal is accused of breaking into a synagogue in Midwood, damaging two cabinets and stealing $20.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed the state police Hate Crimes Task Force to assist the NYPD in the investigation.

TRENDING | Driver says he feared for his life as group on bikes attacked BMW in Manhattan

Police want to identify the group of bicyclists caught on surveillance video who surrounded a BMW and attacked the vehicle with the driver inside at 21st and 5th in Flatiron, NYC.

----------

* More Brooklyn news

* Send us a news tip

* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts

* Follow us on YouTube

Submit a News Tip