Some Brooklyn Biker Dude Has Been Handing Out Nazi Flyers Over Passover, Cops Say

SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Some guy on a motorcycle has been handing out Nazi propaganda in the Orthodox Jewish area of South Williamsburg over the Passover holiday, according to the NYPD. The flyers are printed with four anti-Semitic cartoons — mostly focusing on Holocaust denial — and stamped with a giant swastika, according to photos posted to Twitter.

Cops got a call about "an individual with a black helmet distributing these flyers while riding a motorcycle" near 82 Lee Ave. around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, a police spokesman told Patch.

"What we have is a complaint of aggravated harassment, in connection with flyers that have a swastika or swastikas or some type of racial depiction on them," the NYPD spokesman said. "It's an open, ongoing investigation with no arrests."

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is involved in the investigation, meaning this biker guy may be charged with a hate crime if he's caught.

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Hate crime reports have spiked so far this year in NYC. In the first three months of 2017, there were 144 reported hate crimes — double the number in the same time frame last year.

And Jews have gotten the worst of it, according to the NYPD. "Anti-Semitic is the most right now with a 123 percent increase," NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a press conference earlier this month.

"The swastikas are particularly problematic for us because sometimes they’re in transit, they’re in buildings," Boyce said. "We don’t always have video. It’s a difficult case to prosecute — to investigate and prosecute. So that’s how we’re doing it, increasing our investigative powers to get it done. And again, engage the community to get their help on these things."

Have you spotted Williamsburg's alleged motorcycle nazi? Tip off the NYPD by calling 1-800-577-TIPS. Aside from the obvious satisfaction you'll get from helping bag this loser, you also stand to come out $20,000 richer.

Photo courtesy of @NYCityAlerts/Twitter