News 12 Staff

Carmen Grant

•

Nov 11, 2023, 6:09 PM

•

Updated

More Stories

01:07

Charges including public lewdness to be dropped against former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke

00:21

Shoplifting suspect attacks police, attempts to grab Taser at Roosevelt Field Mall

00:15

Man seriously injured in Central Islip parking lot stabbing

00:29

Alleged gang leader gets life in prison for planned church parking lot murder

00:25

72-year-old Hauppauge man charged with selling fentanyl linked to fatal overdose

01:17

Stony Brook student accused of selling drugs on campus arraigned in Central Islip

Several swastikas and hateful graffiti were found sprayed painted on Bounce Beach Montauk at 148 South Emerson Ave. in Montauk.

Authorities believe the vandalism took place between the overnight hours of Nov. 10 and the early morning hours of Nov. 11.

"The response is the same throughout the community -- this is not who we are here," says East Hampton Town Supervisor, Peter Van Scoyoc.

Detectives spent hours at the scene looking for evidence and dusting for fingerprints.

Here are some resources for veterans and military families

East Hampton Police, the Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Division and Suffolk County District Attorney's Office are investigating the incident.

This is the second time businesses in Montauk have been defaced by racist graffiti within the past two weeks.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact them.