Cops are looking for a bigot who punched a Jewish man on a Brooklyn street.
According to police, at 10:26 p.m. on Feb. 4 a 24-year-old man was walking in front of 104 Stockton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was approached from behind by an unknown man. The suspect proceeded to punch the victim, who was dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing, in the face before fleeing the scene.
The victim suffered pain to his face and was treated on scene. The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Hate Crimes unit.
The NYPD released a video of the incident taken from nearby surveillance footage:
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 Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
