Antisemite attacks straphanger, snatches his holy necklace aboard F train

Police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify an antisemitic subway rider who attacked a 27-year-old man, snatching his mezuzah necklace connected a Queens F train.

The incident, which is being investigated arsenic a hatred crime, took spot connected Jan. 13 astir 7:00 a.m. arsenic the northbound bid approached Parsons Blvd.

The bigot, wearing a distinctive reddish overgarment with a wide collar and a Yankees cap, flung antisemitic remarks astatine the unfortunate earlier slapping and punching him successful the face. He past grabbed the victim’s necklace, which contained a scroll with verses from the Torah earlier fleeing the train.

Police released surveillance images of a antheral who they said attacked a 27-year-old antheral connected an F bid successful Queens, snatching his mazuzah, successful what’s described arsenic an antisemitic hatred crime. (NYPD)

Anyone with accusation regarding this incidental is asked to telephone the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline astatine 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) oregon for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The nationalist tin besides taxable their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, connected X @NYPDTips.