‘Trump’ and ‘Islam’ Carved Into Vandalized Car on Long Island

Rasa - A woman discovered her car was extensively damaged and had the words “Trump” and “Islam” etched into the vehicle Friday afternoon in Hicksville, police say.

News ID: 425758

Date: 13 December 2016 - 01:32

RNA - According to authorities, the 28-year-old woman parked the vehicle in front of her Bobwhite Lane home at 6 p.m. Thursday and returned 3 p.m. Friday to find the car vandalized, the windshield and tail lights broken and words carved into the vehicle.

Police say the car suffered more than $3,000 in damages.

This news comes the day after police announced there has been reports racist graffiti found on the Nassau Community College campus since October. On Wednesday, campus security found three swastikas drawn on the B Cluster Building stair hand rail and on the wall.

On Nov. 30, Mineola residents found "Make America White Again" spray-painted on their sidewalk, along with swastikas and racial slurs against black and Middle Eastern residents. Police said there were three occurrences of hate-filled graffiti that occurred in Garden City Park in early November. That graffiti was targeted against white people, police said.

Since November's election, there have been hundreds of hate crimes reported across the country. The Southern Poverty Law Center recorded 867 hate crimes in the 10 days after the election.

New York had the second-highest rate of hate crimes recorded in the SPLC report with 69. California topped the list with 99. Last week, a Muslim woman from Long Islandwas attacked by a trio of white, male 20-somethings who shouted "Donald Trump!" and tried to remove her hijab, according to the New York City Police Department.

And just Monday morning, a uniformed off-duty Muslim New York City Transit employee on her way to work was assaulted by a male passenger at Grand Central Terminal. After exiting the 7 train in the station, the suspect allegedly called the station agent a "terrorist" and pushed her down the stairs, injuring both her ankle and knee.

KKK business cards and flyers were also distributed at the Hampton Bays and Patchogue Long Island Rail Road stations last week.

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