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Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say
Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say A 14-year-old girl is facing a hate crime charge after investigators reported that she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community at her Long Island high school. The teenager, who is a student at Eastern Suffolk BOCES - Sequoya High School in Holtsville, was arrested at about 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Investigators found that the teen, whose identity was not released, texted another 14-year-old student at about 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, and she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community and every girl …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After LIRR Incident Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After LIRR Incident
Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After Lirr Incident A Long Island man and woman have been charged after allegedly racially harassing a family on a Long Island Railroad train at Penn Station. Suffolk County residents Justin Likerman, age 37, of Ronkonkoma, and Kristin Digesaro, age 39, of Huntington, were arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Monday, Jan. 10, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The charges of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, come after a video surfaced on Twitter showing Likerman screaming racially-charged statements at the family and saying his country was not goi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hate Crime Investigation: Scarecrow Found Hanging By Noose At Senior Center In Suffolk Hate Crime Investigation: Scarecrow Found Hanging By Noose At Senior Center In Suffolk
Hate Crime Investigation: Scarecrow Found Hanging By Noose At Senior Center In Suffolk A hate crime investigation is underway after a scarecrow was found hanging by a noose at a Long Island senior center. The Suffolk County Police Department said the incident took place at the North Amityville Senior Center sometime between 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, and about noon on Monday, Oct. 4. The scarecrow was found hanging from a pergola in the rear of the property, located at 48 Cedar Road, police reported. SCPD said anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Hate Crimes Unit detectives at 631-852-6553 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. 

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by Nicole Valinote