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Caught On Camera: Suspects Attack, Rob Man Of Religious Items In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for the suspects who attacked and robbed a man of religious items as he was walking to a synagogue in Brooklyn.

It happened just before 6 a.m. Friday on New York Avenue in the Flatlands section.

The assault was caught on camera.

Video shows two suspects approaching the 41-year-old victim, then punching him in the face.

All the victim's property was recovered except for a religious cloak.

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

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