USA – Man steals kippah off 10-year-old’s head in Brooklyn

Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY – A man snatched a Kippah off of a young boy riding the subway on Monday, a theft that is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.

At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, an unidentified man approached a 10-year-old boy on a northbound 3 train and snatched the religious garment off of his head, police said.

he suspected thief then fled in an unknown direction, according to officials.

Police released a photo of a man they believe is connected to the theft, showing him leaving a subway station.

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