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Driver Rescued after Car Crashes into Creek in Halesite

Huntington firefighters and Suffolk Police teamed up to rescue the driver of a vehicle that crashed through a fence and into a creek in the parking lot of the CVS store in Huntington on New York Avenue and Hill Place on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The Huntington Fire Department responded to the crash at 11:25 AM […]

July 17, 2019 5:09 pm / Comments Off / Read More

Man Arrested for Selling Stolen Bike on Letgo App

July 14, 2019 1:41 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Deer Park man for stealing a bicycle from a residence in Babylon last night and selling it on the Letgo app, Friday July 12, 2019 at approximately 12 p.m..
After receiving a complaint from a victim who found his gold BMX Volume bicycle being sold for $80 on the Letgo app, […]

Huntington Man Arrested for DWI Under Leandra’s Law Following Crash

July 6, 2019 4:13 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after he was involved in a crash in Huntington with his 13-year-old nephew in his vehicle.
Gene Hamid was driving a 1994 Dodge Dakota northbound on Clinton Avenue when the vehicle crashed into a 2019 Jeep Cherokee travelling eastbound on Gerard Street […]

Wanted for Commack Grand Larceny

June 22, 2019 3:32 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who stole merchandise from a Commack store in May 2019.
Two men stole approximately $1,200 worth of hardwood flooring staplers from Home Depot, located at 65 Crooked Hill Road, on May 12, 2019 at […]

Huntington Man Arrested for DWI under Leandra’s Law

June 21, 2019 4:24 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at approximately 12:45 a.m. arrested a man for Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after he was pulled over in Huntington Station for a traffic stop with his young children in the car.
Miguel Cruz was driving a 2012 Nissan Rogue southbound on New York Avenue near Depot […]

Lyft Driver Arrested for Driving with 17 License Suspensions

June 18, 2019 6:02 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Lyft driver for driving with 17 license suspensions.
Leith Crossen was in a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta on Westbury Road near Cold Spring Harbor train station when a Second Precinct officer, responding to a 911 call of a possible intoxicated driver, discovered him stopped in his car at approximately Saturday, June […]

“Serious Corruption in Suffolk County,” So Says Top Elected Official

June 16, 2019 5:53 pm Comments Off

During a June 4,2019 general meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, DuWayne Gregory — the county Legislature’s Presiding Officer and, like current County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat — said he spoke with the Federal Bureau of Investigation about allegations of corruption within Suffolk County government. “I made a serious allegation,” Mr. Gregory told those […]

74-Year-Old Dix Hills Man Found Murdered In His Home

June 16, 2019 3:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a Dix Hills man who was found dead in his residence Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
Armindo Reis lived alone in the residence located at 22 Penn Drive. When neighbors could not get in contact with him yesterday, they called his son. […]

Huntington Manor Fire Department Responds to Car Fire

June 5, 2019 4:52 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a car fire on Old Country Road and Wolf Hill Road in South Huntington, Sunday morning, June 2, 2019 at 9:38 am. Two engines were dispatched, and firefighters quickly had the blaze extinguished, under the direction of Chief Jon Hoffmann, and Assistant Chiefs Jim Glidden and Brian Christen. The […]

Melville Man Scammed Out of Money In Social Security Phone Scam

March 7, 2019 4:58 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are investigating an incident during which a Melville man was scammed out of more than $1,000 by a caller who stated he worked for the United States Social Security Administration.
Wayne Chertoff, 67, received a phone call on February 28 from a woman who stated she worked for […]