Crime & Safety

Slayer Graffiti in Commack Park Confused With Hate Crime

A local Little League ball field was vandalized Tuesday night.

Wicks Park, which is home to the Commack South Little League, was vandalized Tuesday night, police said.

One of the buildings on the town park property was marked with black graffiti.

Police were initially investigating the vandalism as a hate crime after a resident called in the incident, but officials then realized the markings, which included a pentagram, were symbols from the band, Slayer.


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