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Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Northern Westchester Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Northern Westchester
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Northern Westchester 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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Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Police in Northern Westchester are searching for the person responsible for spray-painting racist graffiti. The graffiti was discovered in Yorktown where the Taconic Parkway passes over the Croton Reservoir northbound on Saturday, May 21. The graffiti, which was signed with the initials JJC, was done in blue spray paint and said "Jackson C. Hates N....S" as well as an anti-semitic statement, said Chief Robert Noble, of the Yorktown Police. "While these hateful and hurtful statements were reported on Saturday, May 21, our investigation thus far has led us to believe that the crime was commi…

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by Kathy Reakes