NYPD searching for man accused of repeated anti-Muslim attacks
NYPD connects suspect in anti-Muslim attacks last month to another incident
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The New York Police Department says a man accused of making anti-Muslim attacks last month is connected to yet another attack that occurred over the weekend in Queens.
Last month, the NYPD Hate Crimes Unit announced they were searching for a man who allegedly attacked four people in two separate incidents while making anti-Muslim remarks.
On Sunday, the man allegedly struck again, following a 38-year-old woman around 6:30 p.m. while holding a knife and making disparaging remarks about Muslim people.
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Police say he fled the scene, and have released footage of the suspect to the public in a bid to track him down.
In one of the June attacks, the suspect allegedly followed a 31-year-old man and 24-year-old woman while making disparaging comments about Islam. He then allegedly punched the man in the back of the head, while pulling on the woman’s hijab.
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Both of the people reported they sustained pain, but refused medical attention.
Police believe the same suspect attacked followed a 64-year-old man and 56-year-old woman about an hour after the other attack while making anti-Muslim comments.
The woman in that attack was punched in the face and left with a fractured nose and small lacerations to the head and face.
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Hate crimes have increased in New York City this year, most notably against Asian people. The NYPD reported that anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 400% from January to June of this year when compared to the same timeframe in 2020.
Anti-Semitic hate crimes also surged by 69% during the six-month period, and there was a 175% increase in attacks against White people.