MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- Police are searching for a suspect who hurled a bag of dog feces at a man on a Manhattan street in a hate crime attack earlier this month, police said Monday.
The suspect allegedly yelled antisemitic statements before throwing the bag at the 32-year-old man near 46 Howard St. in SoHo at around 2 p.m. on June 4, according to the NYPD. The bag filled with dog waste landed in the victim's car.
The suspect then took off on a bike and remained at large, as of Monday, police said.
The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident.
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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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