Crime

Cops: Swastika, lewd graffiti spray-painted near Oceanside homes

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.com

Investigators are searching for whoever spray-painted “a lewd drawing” and a swastika in blue paint discovered outside two homes in Oceanside on Wednesday.

Nassau County police said the drawings, discovered around 7 a.m., are being investigated as bias incidents.

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Investigators are searching for whoever spray-painted “a lewd drawing” and a swastika in blue paint discovered outside two homes in Oceanside on Wednesday.

Nassau County police said the drawings, discovered around 7 a.m., are being investigated as bias incidents.

Both homes are on Lincoln Avenue near the intersection with Perkins Avenue.

Police said a male homeowner, 54, discovered the lewd drawing spray-painted on a fence outside his home and that, at about the same time, a 45-year-old female neighbor discovered the swastika spray-painted on the sidewalk outside her home.

The swastika measured about 12-by-12 inches, police said.

Police asked anyone with information about the graffiti to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will remain confidential.

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”