NEW YORK, NY – Police in Flatbush are searching for a suspect who spraypainted the word “Monkey” on the side of an NYPD van Wednesday night.
The incident happened inside Parade Grounds Park in Flatbush at around 9:00 pm.
Police said the unknown male suspect approached an unoccupied marked NYPD van parked in the Parade Grounds Park parking lot in the vicinity of Coney Island Avenue and Caton Avenue.
“The individual then used black spray paint to graffiti the letters “Monkey” on the passenger side of the van. The individual then fled on foot westbound on Coney Island Avenue,” police said.
At this time, no arrests have been made. Police are asking the public to assist in identifying the suspect.
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.