Police were looking for a woman who made antisemitic statements to visibly Jewish children - "Hitler should've killed you all. I'll kill you. I know where you live" and then spat on one of them.
The NYPD says it happened last Friday at around 12:30 p.m. on Ave. P in the Marine Park section of Brooklyn.
Police say the woman went up to an 8-year-old boy who was standing on the sidewalk with two other children. They say she made the comments and then spat on the boy
The woman was described as having a light complexion, approximately in her 20s, 5'3" tall, 140 pounds, and had long black straight hair. She was wearing an orange hoodie with black leggings and black "Ugg" style boots.
On 1/14/22, at approx. 12:35 PM, in front of 4017 Avenue P, @NYPD63Pct, a female approached an 8-year-old male along with two other children, made anti-Jewish statements and then spat on the child and fled on foot.
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) January 18, 2022
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The Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating this incident.
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