The synagogue vandal wanted for smashing windows and doors at Jewish centers in the Bronx over the weekend struck again Monday morning, cops said.
The stone-thrower targeted the Riverdale Jewish Center around 1:30 a.m., throwing rocks at the facility’s windows and causing more than $250 in damage, police said.
Police said the unidentified vandal was the same person who threw rocks at the center and three other religious facilities nearby over the weekend.
The center has a “very good security system” and cops were able to obtain and match surveillance video, the NYPD said.
“We were able to determine it’s the same guy based on video evidence,” a police spokesman said.
Police stand guard in front of the Riverdale Jewish Center synagogue following the acts of vandalism. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/ShutterstockThe Jewish Center, Chabad of Riverdale, Young Israel of Riverdale and Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale were all hit with rocks between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, police said. Windows and glass doors were smashed.
The vandalism at the Riverdale Jewish Center amounted to over $250 in damages. Peter Foley/EPA/ShutterstockThe NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the crimes.
