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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 […]

Huntington Station Teen Missing

February 22, 2019 4:23 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to
locate a teen that went missing earlier this month.

Dennis Perez-Aguilar, 15, of 18 East 20th St., was last seen in Huntington Station,
on February 14. Perez-Aguilar is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. He was
last seen wearing blue jeans and a black […]