Photo: The crime scene in Farmingville | Mona Rivera
Posted: Monday, 09 November 2009 1:06PM
Cops Investigate Possible Muslim Hate Crime in Farmingville
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Police are investigating a possible hate crime Monday at an upscale Farmingville condominium development after a Muslim couple's home was broken into.
Mona Rivera reports
The woman who lives in the condo on Overlook Drive says she went out for a walk this morning and when she returned the house was ransacked and $200 was taken, 1010 WINS' Mona Rivera reports.
The woman and her husband area in their 60's and have lived in the area for less than six months. The woman says that she is shocked and that "everything has been good" in the neighborhood since they moved in.
Police would not say if the couple had been targeted due to their religious beliefs, however head of the Hate Crimes Unit was on the scene. Police would not say, at this point, if they believe it was a hate crime.
The head of the Long Island Muslim Alliance was also on the scene and said he was concerned this incident could be backlash from the Fort Hood shooting rampage.
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