NYPD Searching For Suspect After Man Wearing Jewish Attire Punched and Robbed in Crown Heights

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Police are searching for a suspect after a man wearing Jewish attire was assaulted and robbed in Brooklyn on Thursday.

The incident happened in Crown Heights around 7:30 p.m. The suspect allegedly punched the 40-year-old victim in the head and stole his cellphone while making an anti-Jewish statement, according to authorities.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel, police said. The suspect fled into the Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway station, according to authorities.

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