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John Murphy
Manorville, NY
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Off-Duty Cop Went On Racist Tirade, Smashed Cell Worker's Vehicle In Manorville, DA Says
An off-duty Long Island police detective is facing hate crime charges after allegedly attacking a cellphone company worker while hurling a racial slur, prosecutors said. John Murphy, age 41, of Manorville, a detective with the Village of Rockville Centre Police Department, was indicted on aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as a hate crime in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 3, in connection with a disturbing incident in his neighborhood in November 2024. The cellphone worker was inspecting cell towers near Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue as part of a routine network check on Nov…
Manorville, NY
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Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack In Manorville
A Long Island police detective faces hate crime charges after allegedly harassing a worker and damaging his vehicle in what authorities say was a racially motivated incident. The altercation occurred on Sunday, Nov. 3, around 7 p.m. in Manorville, near the corner of Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue. Suffolk County Police say John Murphy, age 40, a detective with the Rockville Centre Police Department, approached a subcontractor for a cellular company who was sitting in a GMC Terrain and began questioning him. Murphy allegedly claimed to be a law enforcement officer, refused to exa…
