Hateful Vandal Scrawls Swastika On Car Outside Queens Home: NYPD

QUEENS, NY — A hateful vandal scrawled a swastika on a car in Queens, police said.

An as-yet-unidentified young man is still on the loose after drawing the bigoted graffito March 30 outside a Glendale home, NYPD officials said.

Police are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime, specifically aggravated harassment.

Police late Wednesday released a photo and video of a youth wearing glasses and hooded sweatshirt who they said drew the hateful symbol.

The youth walked up to a Honda Pilot about 5:45 p.m. along 70th Street near Metropolitan Avenue and scribbled a swastika on its rear bumper, police said. He then ran off, authorities said.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.