NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for a man accused of threatening a woman by making anti-Asian remarks in midtown Manhattan.
It happened on West 40th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues around 4 p.m. Friday.
Investigators said the man approached the 65-year-old woman and shouted allegedly racist comments at her.
(credit: CBS2)
Police said he also started waving an unknown object at the woman. She was not hurt, but feared for her safety, according to police.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Forces is investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
source https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/27/asian-woman-threatened-midtown-nypd-hate-crimes-task-force/
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