Police Looking For Guy Who Spray-Painted 'Chinese C---s Stink Like Fish' On Five Brooklyn Locations
Aug. 7, 2018, 9:45 a.m.
The racist remarks were spray painted on a number of Bensonhurst locations.
A graphic anti-Chinese statement has been spray-painted onto five different locations in Bensonhurst, and the police are hoping the public can find the person behind it.
Police say that at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 4th, a male individual "used a stencil to spray paint an anti-Chinese statement on the exterior" of 8508 20 Avenue, where the Green Food Supermarket is located.
The statement was "Chinese c---s stink like fish."
#developing anti-Asian graffiti in Bensonhurst #NYPD confirming to #fox5news at least 3 incidents Criminal Mischief now being iinvestigated by Hate Crimes Task Force aa possible bias crimes (my notebook covering c-word) @Karlin_C @BPEricAdams @StefanRingel @jeffgesoff @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/wEObuXUfMO
— Lisa Evers (@LisaEvers) August 6, 2018
The graffiti was spotted on four other locations on Sunday, according to police: On a fence at 1876 83rd Street; outside 2028 86th Street; outside 8519 New Utrecht Avenue; and on the column of an elevated train platform at 2061 86th Street. City Council Member Mark Treyger said he saw the graffiti on even more places.
The male suspect is described last seen wearing a shirt, shorts, sneakers and a cap on his head while carrying a large bag.
The remarks were denounced by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other officials who held a rally on Monday. Adams also announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. He said, "This was a pre-meditated action to identify a group and treat them in a disparaging, negative fashion — that to me says hate crime all over it, and that crime needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Rally @BPEricAdams & elected officials stand with Asian- American community leaders to denounce anti-Asian grafiti & call for criminal prosecution #fox5news @jeffgesoff @FOX5DESK @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/6wvDNTQipH
— Lisa Evers (@LisaEvers) August 6, 2018
Anyone with information in regards to 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 their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
