Crime & Safety
Man Who Made Anti-Semitic Threats At LI Costco Arrested: Police
Police say the man threatened two men, as well as an 11-year-old child, and made anti-Semitic comments against all of them.
A man who was caught on video making anti-Semitic threats in a Lawrence Costco was arrested by Nassau County Police on Monday.
According to police, Justin Pichizaca, 20, of Queens, threatened two men and an 11-year-old child with physical violence and yelled anti-Semitic slurs at them while he was at the Costco at 605 Rockaway Turnpike on Sunday.
Police say that the video that was taken helped detectives and led to Pichizaca's arrest. On the tape, Pichizaca can be heard saying "Nazis wanna f***ing kill you." His expletive-laced rant was caught on a minute-long video.
Find out what's happening in Five Townsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
HATE IS ALIVE IN NY: This happened in the @Costco in Lawrence, NY when a Jewish man was verbally assaulted by a neo-Nazi threatening to pull out a gun, attack him. If you know this man, please contact the Nassau County Police Department. pic.twitter.com/NgiPTxQ4WH
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) December 8, 2019
Pichizaca is charged with second-degree aggravated harassment and third-degree menacing. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead later today.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
