Antisemitic vandal targets Queens neighborhood with swastika etchings

Police are trying to find a person who’s been on a rampage carving swastikas into Queens sidewalks, police mentioned Thursday.

The bigot has struck six separate occasions over the previous week in Forest Hills and Rego Park.

Within the first incident, the brazen vandal approached the NYPD’s 112th precinct stationhouse on Austin St. close to Yellowstone Blvd. in Forest Hills on Saturday and etched two swastikas into the sidewalk round 3 p.m., cops mentioned.

He waited till Monday to do the identical within the cement exterior Stephen A. Halsey Junior Excessive Faculty 157, positioned at 102nd St., close to 63rd Drive, round 9:20 p.m. Monday in the identical neighborhood.

Lower than an hour later, he carved one other one of many hateful Nazi symbols exterior a residential constructing on Queens Blvd. close to 72nd Dr. round 10:05 p.m., police mentioned.

He struck three extra occasions on Tuesday and Wednesday, together with exterior the Reform Temple of Forest Hills on 112th St. close to 71st Street.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Job Power is investigating the incident.

Police are nonetheless on the lookout for the person accountable and are asking for the general public’s assist in figuring out him.

Anybody with info is requested to name Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.