New Anti-Semitic Graffiti Discovered In Montauk: Police

MONTAUK, NY — For the second time in two weeks, anti-Semitic graffiti was found in Montauk, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, hate crimes unit detectives are investigating graffiti that was spray-painted on the outside of a building on South Emerson Avenue; the graffiti was discovered Saturday at 6:30 a.m., police said.

Earlier, a sea of "evil and disgusting" anti-Semitic symbols were found at multiple Montauk town buildings and private businesses on Oct. 30, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said.

"We live in a close-knit, caring, and inclusive community, but this morning we were greeted by evil and disgusting symbols of hatred which appeared in Montauk during the overnight hours," he said at the time. "I condemn these racist, anti-Semitic acts in the strongest possible terms."

According to East Hampton Town Police, in that incident, anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas were found at about 7:19 a.m. at the Ditch Plains comfort station; two food trailers belonging to Blue Elm and Sweeney's Weenies were tagged with swastikas and antisemitic terms.

In addition, similar tags were discovered at Naturally Good Foods and Sausages Pizza, at the rear of the buildings, which are located on Main Street in the village of Montauk, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, and detectives ask that anyone with security cameras in those two areas check for suspicious person(s) during the overnight and early morning of October 29 and 30th, police said.

Anyone with information can contact the East Hampton Town Police at 631-537-7575.

Van Scoyoc added: "Civil society requires us to treat each other with respect, tolerance, and dignity, especially now as tensions are increasing due to conflicts in other parts of the world. Our police detectives’ unit is in the process of investigating the multiple crime scenes and conducting a full canvass of the areas involved for evidence to aid in the apprehension of the perpetrator or perpetrators. The investigation is in its early stages. Our community strongly rejects and rebukes these hateful acts."

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Saturday's incident to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.