Swastika vandalism reported

Within days of each other, Nassau County Police Department has reported two unrelated incidents of swastika graffiti both in the 6th Precinct, one in Great Neck, the other in SeaCliff. According to detectives, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6 and 11:00 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 7, a 39-year-old male victim left his 1998 Mercedes Benz parked at the Babylonian Jewish Center at 440 Great Neck Road overnight. The following morning the vehicle was discovered with two swastikas scratched into it. There were also numerous other scratch marks on the vehicle. Additionally, according to detectives, between Sat. January 7 at 5:00 PM and Sun., January 8 at 10:00 AM, a 63 year old female who resides on Glen Avenue discovered a swastika drawn in black marker on a panel of her garage door. The swastika was approximately five inches by five inches. Both incidents are in addition to an earlier incident in SeaCliff (12/27 and 12/30) where a swastika, numbers, (420) and words, (white knight) were spray painted on property at several locations, including St. Bonaface, Central Park, and area houses.