BOSTON — Boston Police are searching for a suspected Holocaust Memorial vandal.

The Boston Police Department issued stills from surveillance footage of a man they say vandalized the New England Holocaust Memorial around 90 Union St. a little before 9 on Friday night.

The vandalism was to a single glass panel directly facing the Bell in Hand pub which, according to the police report, “was covered in graffiti in black ink of an unknown writing.”

The photos of the suspect show a white male with curly hair that is short on the sides with a light goatee and a distinctive tattoo on one of his upper arms.

City Councilor Ed Flynn shared a statement with the Herald in which he said that “The People of Boston unequivocally denounce the hate and disgusting vandalism.”

“Following the October 7th horrific attack by Hamas on Israel last year, we unfortunately continue to witness a dramatic increase in antisemitism not only nationally but here in Boston — including defacing memorials at the Boston Common and Public Garden with both antisemitic and anti-American veteran messages,” his statement, which he also posted to X, added.

The BPD asks that anyone who knows anything about the vandalism to contact the department’s civil rights detectives at 617-343-4527 or to submit information anonymously through the CrimeStoppers tip line by calling 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).

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