Hate Crime with Canned Vegetables
Man Throws Can of Beans While Shouting Ethnic Slurs
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a hate crime involving canned vegetables. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a hate crime involving canned vegetables. -Photo by NYPD
By Dan Gesslein
Manhattan Voice
April 11, 2024
MANHATTAN - A man throwing a can of beans is being investigated as a hate crime during an attempted assault in the subway, cops said.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an unusual attempted assault on the Upper East Side.
At around 6 pm on April 4, a 22-year-old woman was entering at the subway station for the F and Q trains at Lexington and 63rd Street. Cops said a man came up from behind and threw a can of baked beans at her.
The can missed but the attacker made “anti-ethnic remarks” before hopping onto a subway train as it departed the station.
The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and thin build. He has short cropped hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, red jogging pants and white sneakers. He was also seen carrying a dark colored rectangular duffel bag.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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The suspect is a Black male.
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