Police: Assault on man in Crown Heights being investigated as a hate crime

Police are actively searching for a group of men allegedly involved in a hate crime towards a Jewish man.

News 12 Staff

Nov 15, 2021, 12:47 PM

Updated 1,124 days ago

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Police say the assault on a man in Crown Heights last week is now being investigated as a hate crime.
Police have informed News 12 that they are currently searching for a group of men that assaulted and harassed a Jewish man.
According to police reports, the incident took place last Thursday night on Nov. 11 at around 8:00 p.m. The 25-year-old victim says he was approached by the group who made anti-Semitic remarks and hit him in the head.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is involved in the investigation.