By Scott Axelrod
Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
NEW YORK — The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man said to have vandalized 19 NYPD vehicles in Manhattan.
It was reported to police that on Tuesday at approximately 11:40 p.m. , in the vicinity of 145 West 30th St. , an unidentified individual allegedly vandalized the vehicles by slashing the tires with a sharp object before fleeing on foot northbound on 7th Avenue into the 33rd Street subway station.
The individual is described as male with a light complexion and heavy build. He is approximately 260 pounds, 5-feet 11-inches tall and was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, a blue hat, grey sneakers and a white surgical face mask, according to a statement released by the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
The NYPD released a surveillance photo of the sought individual.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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