PORT JEFFERSON STATION, Long Island (WABC) -- Police are investigating an unholy act on Long Island as a hate crime.
Investigators say someone damaged a statue of the Virgin Mary at Saint Gerard's Church in Port Jefferson Station.
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The statue sits behind the church near a Little League field.
Police believe the vandal struck between March 16th and March 18th.
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There is no word on if police found the missing piece of the statue.
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