Swastikas and spray-painted slurs were discovered in dozens of places in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, alongside vulgar slurs sprayed on cars, houses, and fences.
Swastikas were sprayed at the entrance to the girls' school in Babov, as well as at the Derech Chaim yeshiva and many other places in the neighborhood.
The suspicion: anti-Semitism.
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In a conversation with Haredim10, David Greenfeld, a member of the city council, said: "I'm shocked, we have a lead and the 'guards' are working in cooperation with the city police to catch the perpetrator and bring him to justice. We are close to solving the case and we will not rest until the case is closed.".
Meanwhile, there was a development in the investigation: Around noon (New York time), police detectives arrested a resident of Asian descent who matched the description of the suspect in the incident. The man, a former police officer, is being questioned and officers are trying to understand the motive for his actions.
Photos: Eli Wahl, What's New
