Man who snatched boy's yarmulke aboard Brooklyn subway train sought

Man who snatched boy's Yarmulke aboard a Brooklyn subway train sought
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after a man ripped a boy's yarmulke on a Brooklyn subway train last week, authorities said.

It happened aboard the northbound 3 train at the Franklin Avenue station near Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on Monday, November 28, at 7:45 p.m., police said.

According to officials, the suspect approached a 10-year-old boy and snatched his Kippah off his head and fled.

The boy was not injured as a result of this incident.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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