New York, NY – Police are searching for an unidentified individual accused of drawing anti-religious graffiti on the front door of a Harlem church in what investigators are classifying as a hate crime.
The incident occurred Wednesday at approximately 12:50 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 360 Lenox Avenue, according to the NYPD.
Authorities said the suspect defaced the church’s front entrance with anti-religious graffiti before fleeing southbound on Lenox Avenue. No arrests have been made, and the individual’s identity has not been released.
The investigation is being handled as a reported hate crime. Police did not immediately provide further details about the nature of the markings or whether there were any prior incidents at the location.
Anyone with information is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or via X at @NYPDTips.
- Graffiti reported Wednesday at 360 Lenox Avenue in Harlem
- Incident classified by police as a hate crime
- Suspect fled southbound on Lenox Avenue and remains unidentified
Updates on the case and related incidents can be tracked through regional coverage of Harlem crime.
Police seek public’s help after graffiti at Lenox Avenue church