Masked man in sun hat draws swastika at Staten Island Ferry terminal: NYPD

Police are searching for a masked man in a sun hat who drew a swastika at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on Aug. 23, 2024.​
Police are searching for a masked man in a sun hat who drew a swastika at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on Aug. 23, 2024.​ Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police released photos on Thursday of a man wanted for drawing a swastika on a wall at the Staten Island Ferry terminal last week.

Officers were alerted to the graffiti on Aug. 23 at around 8 a.m. after an unidentified individual wearing a mask and a sun hat drew a swastika on a wall at 15B Richmond Ter.

No injuries were reported, according to police.

The suspect was last seen boarding the ferry at the St. George terminal. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the incident.

The suspect is described as a man with a light complexion, approximately 5’9” tall and weighing around 140 pounds.

Anyone with information about the 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).

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