{"id":179199,"date":"2026-03-29T23:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179199\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:29:12","slug":"man-allegedly-smeared-feces-outside-nyc-mosque-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179199\/","title":{"rendered":"Man allegedly smeared feces outside NYC mosque: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2013 A man allegedly spread feces and pieces of a Quran outside a mosque in Brooklyn, sources told PIX11 News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime. It happened on March 9 around 4:30 a.m. on State Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Police are searching for a man in an alleged hate crime at a Brooklyn mosque. (NYPD)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"616\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24974868b51c0f80b8ec21ba3bff1ba2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police are searching for a man in an alleged hate crime at a Brooklyn mosque. (NYPD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man, who has not yet been caught, first threw pieces of a Quran on the front step, then returned and smeared the feces on the door, sources said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police are circulating images of the man they believe is responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York Attorney General Letitia James called it a \u201cblatant act of Islamophobia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cActs of hate and violence against any of our communities will not be tolerated in our city or state,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/emily-rahhal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahhalEmily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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