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Swastikas, Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Montauk Beach, Business Swastikas, Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Montauk Beach, Business
Swastikas, Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Montauk Beach, Business Police are investigating after swastikas and antisemitic graffiti was found at two locations on Long Island. The graffiti was found painted on bathrooms and two food trailers parked near the Ditch Plains Beach trailhead in Montauk on Monday morning, Oct. 30, according to East Hampton Town Police. The offensive words and images were also discovered on the rear exterior of the Naturally Good Foods and Sausages Pizza, located on Main Street in Montauk. Detectives are asking anyone with surveillance cameras in those areas to check for suspicious activity overnight Sunday, Oct. 29, into Monday …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Montauk Man Drowns At Popular Beach After Being Caught In Rip Current, Police Say. Montauk Man Drowns At Popular Beach After Being Caught In Rip Current, Police Say.
Montauk Man Drowns At Popular Beach After Being Caught In Rip Current, Police Say. A Long Island man drowned minutes after entering the water at a popular beach after being caught in rough conditions and a rip current.  Benjamin Kitburi, age 31, died at Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk, around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 19. When officers arrived on the scene for a 911 call of a swimmer in distress, they found Kitburi, a resident of Montauk, had entered the surf minutes earlier with two others to take a swim, said Capt. Christopher Anderson, of the East Hampton Police. The three were quickly pulled to deeper water and separated by rough conditions and a strong rip curren…

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by Kathy Reakes