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Queens man accused of graffiti in Suffolk

The hate crime unit of the Suffolk County

Photo credit: James Carbone | The hate crime unit of the Suffolk County Police Department investigated an incident in which swastikas and other graffiti were spray painted on a residential fence in Holbrook. (April 30, 2012)

A Queens man spray-painted graffiti on the fence of his ex-girlfriend's house in Holbrook and then tried to mislead cops after he was questioned about it, police said.

Suffolk County police said when they questioned Samuel Galarza, 33, about the Holbrook graffiti he denied it -- and then went out and spray-painted swastikas, racial epitaphs and fake tags on four other locations in an attempt...

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