But first tonight, a news 12 exclusive, a
possible hate crime at a Long Island diner. News
12 crime reporter Chris mcnally is in Kings Park tonight
. Chris, what are police saying? That's right
. Police tell us the hate crimes unit is now
investigating after an Israeli flag that was hanging outside of
professors diner was ripped down and then the person who
allegedly did it returned to the diner to attempt to
do it a second time. He ripped it down
, threw it on the ground and ripped off rev
his engine and pulled away. Kevin Dennis is fed
up after a man on a motorcycle came to his
establishment twice to rip down an Israeli flag. We
support everyone. Police say the man took the flag
down and threw it on the ground on Saturday.
And when he came back this morning, he was
reading his engine making obscene gestures at patrons and wearing
anti Semitic phrases and images. He had the word
fu all over his helmet. The Jews, OK
. This needs to stop, this really needs to
stop. A customer confronted the man and stopped him
from taking down the flag a second time according to
the owner. It's really sad. It's really sad
that something like this is being done. I just
think it's terrible. Waitress Tony Ann Herbert was working
both times and says it is the same man who
keeps coming back. He's been, you know,
going to other locations doing other different things. So
yeah, I am, I am nervous about that
. Police say after the man was at the diner
, he then went to the King's Park Jewish Center
and was revving his engine in the parking lot.
Let the people live in comfort without being afraid.
Leave them alone. There was a police presence at
both locations and as for the diner, they tell
us the flag that has been proudly flown for months
isn't going anywhere. I don't want to take it
down and I'm not going to take it down.
No arrests have been made at this time. And
if you have any information, you should contact police
. That is the latest from Kings Park, Krista
mcnally News. 12 Long Island. All right.
And good for that business for keeping that flag up
. And of course, we'll keep an eye on
this investigation. Thank you for that report tonight.