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Hispanic man claims Patchogue robbers also used slurs

A Hispanic man has told police that three young white men attacked and robbed him in Patchogue and yelled disparaging remarks about his ancestry, authorities said Sunday.

The incident is the first reported bias crime against a Hispanic victim in Patchogue in the nine months since a group of teenagers was accused in the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero, said Village of...

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