The New York City Police Department is looking for a man they say threw rocks at ABC’s flagship New York City station during Wednesday’s noon newscast.
Investigators say surveillance video footage shows the man throwing two rocks at WABC’s large street-side studio windows along Columbus Avenue near 66th Street, smashing them.
Police say if caught, the suspect will be charged with criminal mischief.
Earlier on Wednesday, a man accosted WPIX reporter Kirstin Cole and her photographer, breaking one of their lights during a morning shot.
ALERT 🚨THE @NYPD20Pct DETECTIVE SQUAD IS SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABOVE SUSPECT FOR CRIMINAL MISCHIEF ON 09/09/2020, THE SUSPECT DID THROW TWO ROCKS BREAKING 2 PANELS OF GLASS AT WABC STUDIOS ON W.66TH STREET. CALL @NYPDDetectives 212-580-6414 CALLS ARE CONFIDENTIAL pic.twitter.com/N6EhhsGhEk
— NYPD 20th Precinct (@NYPD20Pct) September 9, 2020