Selden graffiti, arson investigated as hate crime
Quick ReadIt's the second time in nine months the home has been targeted with racist graffiti, a resident of the house said.
Photo credit: James Carbone | Homeowner Alex Robles takes a look at the scene outside his Selden home, where two swastikas were spray-painted on the garage and a vehicle was torched in the driveway early Thursday morning. (Aug. 12, 2010)
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Swastikas and hate messages were spray-painted on a home and car in Selden Thursday, Suffolk police said.
Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks, commanding officer of the Suffolk Police Hate Crimes Bureau, said the incident, which also involved a Jeep parked in the home's driveway being set on fire, was being investigated as a hate crime.
It is the second time in 10 months that the Hawkins Road home...
