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Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Region Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Region
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Region Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they spray painted racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in Northern Westchester. The graffiti was discovered on Croton Dam Road under a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Yorktown on Saturday, May 21, according to an announcement from town officials.  The three suspects, who are all from Croton-on-Hudson, were charged with criminal mischief and criminal impersonation, officials said on Wednesday, June 8. Authorities said one of the teens, whose identity was not released, is 18 years old and was charged as an adult. The other two are juve…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Investigate Bias Crime After Cross On Fishkill Mountain Is Destroyed Police Investigate Bias Crime After Cross On Fishkill Mountain Is Destroyed
Police Investigate Bias Crime After Cross On Fishkill Mountain Is Destroyed Police are investigating a bias crime after a large cross was destroyed on a mountain in the area. The incident involved graffiti and vandalism to the cross, which can usually be seen from Honness Mountain in the area of Brooks Road in Fishkill for miles, including from Route 9 to the west and I-84 to the south. New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks said the investigation is being conducted with its Bias Crime Unit. In a post on Facebook, James Brooks said his grandfather "thanked God every day for his son (my father) living through a fire that burned a major percentage of his …

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by Joe Lombardi