QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD asked for the public’s help with identifying a man who is wanted in connection with an aggravated harassment incident that occurred at a catholic church in Queens.
On March 14, an unidentified man entered St. Anastasia’s Roman Catholic Church on 245th Street around 11:45 a.m., police said. The man allegedly poured a drink into the baptismal font, stole money from a donation box, and removed a cloth from the altar, according to the NYPD.
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An unknown man allegedly committed a hate crime at a church in Queens
An unknown man allegedly committed a hate crime at a church in Queens
An unknown man allegedly committed a hate crime at a church in Queens
The man then fled the church. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, light-colored sweatshirt, black jacket, dark-colored pants, dark-colored sneakers and a bookbag.
The incident is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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