BROOKLYN (PIX11) — A man spray-painted a marked NYPD van in Brooklyn Wednesday, police said.
The vandal walked up to an empty NYPD van parked in a parking lot near Coney Island and Caton Avenues around 9:00 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Police reported that the vandal used black spray paint to graffiti the letters “Monkey” on the passenger side of the van before fleeing the scene.
Investigators released a surveillance image of the suspect. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
