Crime & Safety

Police: Swastikas Painted on Jerusalem Avenue Fence

Massapequa incident investigated as possible bias crime.

Three swastikas and some anti-Semitic remarks were painted on the fence of a Jerusalem Avenue home over the weekend, Nassau County Police said.

The graffiti was spray-painted in black between 10 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

The drawings were about 8-inches high, according to cops.

The family that lives in the house was home at some point during the overnight hours. Police say they are not Jewish.


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