The victim here was just trying to do his job, when the defendant allegedly harassed him and damaged his vehicle.”

A Rockville Centre police detective faces hate crime charges following an incident in Manorville, prosecutors said Wednesday. According to authorities, on Nov. 3 around 7 p.m.  said John Murphy, 40, approached a cellular company subcontractor who was working at the the corner of Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue.

John Murphy, 40, of Manorville, who is a Rockville Centre Police Department detective, was later arrested and charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and aggravated harassment. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney released the following statement:

A police detective on Long Island is facing charges and accused of harassing a man due to his race. Goldberg's birthday episode also included the return of the Wind Machine of Chaos and her face on a giant wheel of cheese.

Rockville Centre police Det. John Murphy is charged with a hate crime after authorities said he harassed a cellular service worker, using a racial slur. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A Long Island detective with the Rockville Centre Police Department was arrested and charged with a hate crime on Wednesday for allegedly using racial slur against a Black cellphone technician and damaging his SUV earlier this month.