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Two Arrested in Flatbush Hat-Snatching Treated as Suspected Hate Crime

Police are treating the assault as bias-motivated with hate-crime charges expected.

Overview

  • Surveillance video captured the Sunday afternoon incident near Avenue N and East 15th–16th Streets in Flatbush.
  • Flatbush Shomrim tracked a group of six people and guided NYPD officers to the suspects.
  • Two individuals were taken into custody at Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway, police said.
  • Investigators are examining whether the same group committed a similar hat snatching minutes earlier near Avenue J and East 16th Street.
  • The NYPD reported that the victim was not seriously injured.