An aggressive, quality of life initiative between the Nassau County and the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA), Long Island Rail Road to remove and combat graffiti along the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
In recent weeks, residents have witnessed a recent graffiti spike along the LIRR branches of Bellmore, Massapequa, Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh. While the LIRR works to remove such vandalism, the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD), in partnership with MTA Police, are on patrol and offering a Crime Stoppers Reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of individual(s) related to these recent incidences.
“Nassau County will not tolerate quality of life crimes such as graffiti as it hurts property values, drives away business, and takes away from our suburban way of life. Graffiti is everyone’s problem and residents can do their part by reporting graffiti along the Long Island Rail Road or on County properties to my office so that it can be removed,” said County Executive Mangano. “I thank the MTA, LIRR and Crime Stoppers Board for their assistance in tackling this quality of life crime.”
Police indicate that graffiti incidents have typically occurred overnight and generally consist of tags. While the MTA Police have full jurisdiction over crimes that occur on LIRR properties, the NCPD has offered assistance and is actively engaged in an effort to deter future incidents, as well as to identify and arrest the perpetrator(s). In an effort to partner with the MTA Police, the NCPD has made intelligence-led assets available, including: increased marked cars; uniformed officers; plainclothes detectives; and remotely monitored video surveillance cameras on station platforms.
To assist police, Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who can identify the person(s) responsible, or anyone with any information about these quality of life crimes, to call their toll free hotline at 1-800-244-TIPS (8477) or contact the MTA Police Detective Division District #2 directly at (516) 222-6501. Refer to PD Case Report COPE #3-16. Residents do not have to reveal their identity to help solve these crimes.
