Crime & Safety
Cops Search For Suspect Who Tore Down Pride Flag In Crown Heights
The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident, which happened during Pride Month on Utica Avenue.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Cops are searching for someone who ripped down a rainbow flag during Pride Month in Brooklyn.
The suspect was caught on surveillance video yanking down the rainbow flag from a business at Utica Avenue near Pacific Street around 6 p.m. on June 21, according to police.
The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident. The person is wanted on criminal mischief charges, police said.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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