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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash in Centerport

September 12, 2019 2:42 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Centerport the evening of Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 6:15 p.m..
Robert Gaydes was riding a 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Centershore Road, near East Main Street, when he apparently crossed over the divider and collided with a […]

Huntington Station Man Missing Found

September 1, 2019 2:26 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Huntington Station man who went missing last summer was found.
Rubio Antonio Aguilar-Coca, the Huntington Station man who was last seen in July 2018, has been located, deceased. His cause of death has been determined to be non-criminal in nature.
Rubio Antonio Aguilar-Coca, […]

Kennedy Calls for Firing of Bellone Appointee Accused of Being “Sexual Predator” by Former Boy Scout

August 29, 2019 5:46 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Comptroller and County Executive candidate, John Kennedy, Sunday August 25, 2019 called for County Executive Steve Bellone to immediately terminate the contract of former Congressman Gary Ackerman in the wake of being named as a “sexual predator” who allegedly violated a teenage Boy Scout in a lawsuit filed last week.
Mr. Ackerman was recently […]

Mosquito Sample Tests Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

August 23, 2019 3:52 pm Comments Off

Suffolk Health Commissioner asks state for confirmation of declaration of Imminent Threat to Public Health
Eight Additional Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

The New York State Department of Health informed Suffolk County health officials today that a mosquito sample tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, also referred to as EEE or Triple […]

First Mosquito Samples to Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Suffolk County This Season

August 13, 2019 3:34 pm Comments Off

Residents and visitors are advised to take precautions
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken announced today that five mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected on July 25, 2019 from Cold Spring Harbor (2), Northport (1), Brentwood (1), and Melville (1). These are the first mosquito samples to […]

HUNTINGTON STATION WOMAN INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO HIRE HITMEN TO KILL HER EX-HUSBAND’S FAMILY MEMBERS

August 2, 2019 12:23 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini and the Suffolk County Police Department today announced the indictment of a Huntington Station woman for allegedly attempting to hire hitmen to kill two of her ex-husband’s family members.
Elsy Rodriguez-Garcia, 25, is charged with two counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, a class A-1 felony, and […]

Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Taxicab On New York Ave

July 30, 2019 12:20 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Huntington Station early Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 1:40 a.m..
A 47-year-old man was walking eastbound, crossing New York Avenue between E 10th Street and E 11th Street, when he was struck by a northbound Universal taxicab, a 2008 Ford […]

Advisory Against Bathing at 57 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall

July 23, 2019 3:58 pm Comments Off

Beaches that Were Closed Yesterday Remain Closed

Due to heavy rainfall, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 57 beaches. The advisory is based on the potential that the presence of bacteria at levels that exceed New York State standards will impact these areas.
The beaches covered by the advisory are […]

Woman Arrested for Leandra’s Law Following Motor Vehicle Crash East Northport

July 19, 2019 1:05 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Medford woman for driving while intoxicated with her son in the vehicle after fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle crash in East Northport Monday, July 15, 2019 at 1:53 p.m..
Susan Striplin was driving a 2007 GMC Yukon SUV southbound on Daly Road when she sideswiped a 2013 Mercedes Benz […]

Driver Rescued after Car Crashes into Creek in Halesite

July 17, 2019 5:09 pm Comments Off

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 […]