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Two men sought for swastika vandalism case at Elmhurst Educational Campus: NYPD

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The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force has joined the investigation of these two suspects, who allegedly drew a swastika on the front of the Elmhurst Educational Campus, which is home to more than 1,600 students.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is now searching for two vandals who scrawled a swastika on the front of the Elmhurst Educational Campus just south of the Long Island Rail Road tracks back in September.

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst reported that on the night of Friday, Sept. 20, two unidentified men drew the swastika on the front of 45-20 94th Street at around 9 p.m. The campus was created in an abandoned former manufacturing warehouse that was converted and is now home to four high schools serving over 1,600 students, including a District 75 special needs school.

Elmhurst Educational Campus. Photo via Google Maps

The alleged perpetrators ran off eastbound on 94th Street toward Junction Boulevard, police said on Monday, and there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.

The NYPD released a surveillance image of the suspects on Sunday, describing them as having medium complexions, black hair, and mustaches. One wore a gray T-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers, and a blue backpack. The other man wore a dark T-shirt, beige pants, and black sneakers.

A reward of up to $3,500 is offered for information leading to their arrest.

Anyone with information regarding this criminal mischief investigation 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 at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Through Dec. 1, the 210th Precinct has reported three hate crimes so far in 2024, five fewer than the eight reported at the same point last year, a decline of 62.5%, according to the most recent CompStat report.