Police say they have 'zero tolerance' for hate crimes after chalk messages found in Queens area of city.
Police in New York have arrested a 12-year-old boy after anti-Semitic graffiti was found scrawled across an elementary school playground.
“On Fri, 2-22-19, anti-Semitic graffiti was found throughout a Queens playground,” Shea tweeted. “The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force now have the suspect—a 12-year-old male—in custody. Great job NYPD Hate Crimes.The child has been processed as a juvenile and released to his family, Shea added. “This has gotten completely out of hand. I urge Mayor de Blasio to immediately implement mine and Councilmember Mark Levine's bills that recently passed in the City Council, which would require educational outreach to teach about the impact of hate, bias, and anti-Semitism."
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