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Suspect Sought For Drawing Swastika At Rego Park Jewish Center

The NYPD released a surveillance image of the man accused of drawing a swastika outside the Rego Park Jewish Center last week.

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The NYPD released a surveillance image of the man accused of drawing a swastika outside the Rego Park Jewish Center last week.
The NYPD released a surveillance image of the man accused of drawing a swastika outside the Rego Park Jewish Center last week. (NYPD)

REGO PARK, QUEENS — The NYPD on Sunday released a surveillance image of the man accused of drawing a swastika outside the Rego Park Jewish Center last week.

Police said the unidentified man used a marker to draw the swastika on a "public property" sign affixed to the steps leading up to the Queens Boulevard synagogue on Wednesday morning.

NYPD Captain Joseph E. Cappelmann, the commanding officer of the 112th Precinct, called it an "absolutely disgusting, cowardly act" during a community council meeting Wednesday night.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to assist the NYPD in investigating the case.

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