Three suspects wanted in connection to two alleged antisemitic incidents in Queens

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Sunday, April 9, 2023
Police searching for suspects in antisemitic incidents in Queens
The NYPD is searching three teens are wanted in connection to two alleged antisemitic incidents in Far Rockaway.

FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (WABC) -- The NYPD released surveillance footage of three suspects they're looking for in connection with two alleged antisemitic incidents in Queens.

Police say the group shouted antisemitic remarks at a 49-year-old man and threw rocks at him outside a synagogue in Far Rockaway on Friday.

A person from the group is also accused of threatening the victim with a razor. When a good Samaritan intervened, the individuals fled on foot in an unknown direction.

In a separate incident that occurred later that night, police say the three suspects pushed a man after he confronted them about antisemitic remarks.

No one was injured in the incidents.

The individuals are described as two males, and one female, all believed to be in their teens.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is assisting in the investigation.

RELATED | Anti-Defamation League reports 39% spike in antisemitic incidents in New York in 2022

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