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Seen Them? Group Attempted To Burglarize Centereach Temple, Police Say Seen Them? Group Attempted To Burglarize Centereach Temple, Police Say
Seen Them? Group Attempted To Burglarize Centereach Temple, Police Say Police are searching for six would-be burglars who attempted to steal from a Buddhist temple in March. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 22, according to the Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit. According to officials, the group, made up of four women and two men, entered the Vajiradhammapadip Temple, located at 110 Rustic Road in Centereach at approximately noon. Two women and one man went into the living quarters, while the others went into the temple. A resident in the living quarters confronted the intruders, and all six fled the temple to a waiting gray minivan driven …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
4 Wanted For Breaking Into Shirley School, Scrawling Graffiti 4 Wanted For Breaking Into Shirley School, Scrawling Graffiti
4 Wanted For Breaking Into Shirley School, Scrawling Graffiti Four people are at large after breaking into a Long Island school and scrawling graffiti, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the four males who burglarized and made graffiti at a Shirley school in September. Four males entered Hobart S. Elementary School, located at 230 Van Buren St., on Monday, Sept. 26 at 9:45 a.m. and drew graffiti on cabinets and a whiteboard in a classroom. The graffiti was racial and sexual in nature. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Ronkonkoma Mosque Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Ronkonkoma Mosque
Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Ronkonkoma Mosque A hate crime investigation is underway after police said an ignited device was used to damage a sign at a mosque on Long Island. The sign was damaged on the property of Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque, located at 55 Lake Shore Road in Ronkonkoma, at about midnight on Monday, July 4, according to a report from the Suffolk County Police Department on Monday, July 25. Police said the device was either thrown at the sign or placed near it. SCPD said the building was not damaged, and no one was injured. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section de…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Ronkonkoma Mosque Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Ronkonkoma Mosque
Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Ronkonkoma Mosque Detectives are investigating a fire at a Long Island mosque as a possible hate crime. The incident took place in Ronkonkoma around midnight Monday, July 4 at the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque on Lake Shore Road. During the incident, a large crescent sign was damaged at the mosque located at 55 lake Shore Road, said the Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section. The mosque building was not damaged and no one was injured, police said.  The investigation is continuing. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Property Damaged At Suffolk County Mosque Property Damaged At Suffolk County Mosque
Property Damaged At Suffolk County Mosque A religious flag was burned and graffiti was written on the base of a flag outside a Long Island mosque, police said. The Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section reported that at approximately 2 a.m. on Monday, May 17, the vandalism was found at the Islamic Center of Suffolk County in Brentwood on 3rd Street, prompting an investigation. Police said that they are unaware of any nearby surveillance video of the suspect damaging the mosque. The vandalism was also reportedly “political in nature.” The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue
Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit detectives are on the lookout for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman in Patchogue. Police say two women were approached by a group of men west of the Patchogue-Medford Library on Main Street on Sunday, July 7 around 3:30 a.m. One of the men made lewd comments toward the woman and assaulted one of them, according to police. Detectives do not believe the other men participated in the assault. Hate Crime detectives are investigating the case since police say the victim believes she was targeted for being part of a s…

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by Valerie Musson