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VIDEO: Torching of 40 Hindu Religious Flags Could Be Hate Crime, Police Say

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | November 30, 2015 11:04am
Police Search for Suspect Who Set 40 Hindu flags on Fire
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QUEENS — A man burned 40 religious Hindu flags placed in front of a Woodhaven home last week in what police said they are investigating as a hate crime.

The NYPD released images of the suspect lighting flags on fire in the front yard of a home near 89th Avenue and 80th Street, shortly after 1 a.m. early Thanksgiving morning.

The man then fled southbound on 80th Street, police said.

There were no injuries, according to the NYPD. 

Police described the suspect as wearing a three-quarter-length jacket, baseball cap and pulling a medium size travel bag.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). All calls are strictly confidential.