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On Friday, Aug. 13, a man was caught on camera walking up to the front door of the Faizan-e-Aisha mosque on Heitz Place in Hicksville twice, tossing shovels of garbage and urine near the front door.
According to reports, the package landed in the area of the mosque where congregants would leave their shoes before heading inside to pray.
Though the incident happened earlier this month, it was not reported to the Nassau County Police Department until the past week. They reportedly held off on alerting the authorities because the same suspect returned to the mosque and made Islamaphobic threats.
A spokesman for the department said that “the incident was caught on video, showing an unknown male, and it appears that this person was shoveling garbage into the doorway on the night of Aug. 13.”
In a statement, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) New York Executive Director Afar Nasher condemned the latest hate-driven crime.
“This type of apparently bias-motivated attack on a house of worship is absolutely unacceptable and should be condemned by political and religious leaders of all backgrounds,” she stated.
“As we approach the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, we must all stress national unity and mutual understanding, not division and hatred.”
On Twitter, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on anyone with information regarding the incident to alert police investigators.
"There is no place for hatred in Nassau," she posted. "@NassauCountyPD is investigating this incident. Call 1-800-244-TIPS with information or visit NassauCounty.CrimeStoppersWeb.com. All tips remain anonymous."
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