Crime & Safety

3 Arrested for Spray-painting Swastikas at Lewisboro School Playground

The juveniles face criminal mischief charges.

LEWISBORO, NY — Arrests have been made in connection with the swastikas painted in the playground of a Lewisboro elementary school in December.

Three juveniles face criminal mischief charges, and their cases will be handled in Westchester County Family Court because of their ages, the Journal News said.

The spray-painted graffiti was discovered by an area resident and reported to the police Dec. 27.

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Police said they thought the vandalism had taken place just before Christmas.

The school has been closed for several years, and the playground is still regularly used by children in the neighborhood.

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For more, read the Journal News article here.

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