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Cops release footage of teens wanted for suspected hate crimes against Jewish men

Cops release footage of teens wanted for suspected hate crimes against Jewish men
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New video shows the quartet of teens wanted in connection with several suspected hate crime attacks on Jewish men in Brooklyn, cops and law enforcement sources said.

The footage, released late Monday, shows four male teenagers walking into an unspecified building in Williamsburg around the time of Monday morning’s attempted robberies.

Police and sources said the crew is believed to have been behind five separate attacks — four of which involved victims who were Hasidic Jewish men — between 4:30 and 5:50 a.m. Monday.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the crime spree.

A 71-year-old Jewish man told police he was jumped around 5:10 a.m. behind a building on Ross Street.

The crew — whom the victim described as a group of three to four African American men — shoved him to the ground and punched him in the head while going through his pockets. They took pieces of paper from his pockets before fleeing, sources said.

The victim was taken to Bellevue, where he received stitches in his mouth, the sources added.

While cops were investigating the attempted robbery, they were notified of a similar incident that occurred around 5:30 a.m. only blocks away, where the group targeted a 67-year-old Jewish man on Clymer Street near Wythe Place, sources said.

“Give me your money,” one of the men demanded before they punched him in the face. The crew ran off empty-handed, and the victim did not need to be taken to the hospital.

Suspects connected to the attacks on Jewish men in Brooklyn
Suspects connected to the attacks on Jewish men in BrooklynDCPI

Again, cops investigating the robbery were approached by members of Williamsburg Shomrim, who told them about another robbery attempt just a block away, near Wythe Place and Wilson Street, police sources said.

Around 5:40 a.m., the same group sucker-punched a 56-year-old man — breaking his orbital bone in the process.

The teens rummaged through his pockets, but ultimately fled without taking anything. The victim was taken to Bellevue, where he underwent surgery for his facial injuries.

Community members also notified cops of two other incidents, which had occurred between 4:30 and 4:45 a.m. that morning — including one involving a Hasidic man, sources said. Additional details surrounding the attacks were not immediately available.