Police Search For Man Who Wrote 'Nazi Pigs' On FDNY Property
Aug. 28, 2018, 9:18 a.m.
The suspect was back at it again bright and early Sunday morning, when police say he wrote "Nazi pigs" and drew swastikas on the side of four FDNY ambulances.
Police are searching for a man who scrawled graffiti about "Nazi Pigs" on FDNY property in Hudson Heights and Washington Heights. The first known act of vandalism occurred around midnight on Sunday, August 26th, when an unidentified man wrote "Nazi Pigs Die" in black marker on a firehouse garage door at Engine 93/Battalion 13 on West 181st Street.
The suspect was back at it again bright and early Sunday morning, when police say he wrote "Nazi pigs" and drew swastikas on the side of four FDNY ambulances and one FDNY communications van parked in front of 501 West 172nd Street.
It's unclear what exactly this guy's deal is. Police describe him as approximately 5'11" and 170lbs. They say he was last seen wearing a maroon T-shirt, blue jean shorts, white cap, black sneakers and carrying a black duffel bag.
The photo here, provided by the NYPD, was obtained from a security camera at 561 West 181 Street. Video distributed by the FDNY and NYPD is below.
Today multiple #FDNY ambulances were vandalized in Manhattan. Fire Marshals and @NYPDnews are asking for assistance to identify this individual. Please call 718 722 3600. pic.twitter.com/Ssh4Nu9U9O
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 26, 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
