The incident unfolded just before noon Saturday at a home on Ocean Crest Boulevard near Beach 25 Street in Far Rockaway. Police say two family members were found dead inside the home.
The vandalism all took place on Sunday, October 5 during the early morning hours. Anti-Christian statements were painted on three churches in Far Rockaway.
The crime was discovered when her young son, who is nonverbal, was found wandering alone about a block from where the kids were left alone.
An employee of the laundromat, located at 25-15 Seagirt Blvd. in Far Rockaway, called police around 5:30 a.m. to report a child wandering alone outside without adult supervision.
The officers were responding to a call for shots fired nearby when they crashed.
It comes after a young man went missing while swimming Friday night off Rockaway Beach and he still has not been found.