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Dix Hills Fire Department Responds To Overturn Crash On Melrose Road

August 28, 2017 5:30 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department was dispatched to a crash involving an SUV that crashed into a tree and overturned on Melrose Road on Saturday, August 26, 2017 shortly after 5 p.m. The driver of the SUV was able to self-exit the vehicle and was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Dix Hills Rescue Squad […]

Man Arrested for Driving with 81 License Suspensions

August 25, 2017 8:33 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving with 81 suspensions on his license.
Highway Patrol Officer Charles Nicotra was monitoring traffic with a plate reader on eastbound Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, New York, when the reader indicated that the license plate on a 2007 Chrysler 300 was suspended. Officer Nicotra pulled over the vehicle […]

RACIST GRAFFITI FOUND IN HUNTINGTON STATION BRINGS OUTRAGE FROM OFFICIALS

August 23, 2017 6:33 pm Comments Off

In response to racist graffiti that was discovered the morning of August 14, 2017 on a fence in Huntington Station on the corner of Depot Road, near Bogart Street, New York State Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci has asked that local law enforcement increase patrols in the area and has offered the following statement:
“After receiving multiple phone […]

Three Injured in Dix Hills Crash

August 20, 2017 3:43 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Wolf Hill Road and Caledonia Road on Saturday night, August 19, 2017, at about 8:30 p.m. Three people suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Huntington Hospital by Dix Hills Rescue Squad ambulances. Five others involved declined medical assistance. Dix Hills […]

Man Seriously Injured Was Shot Two Times

August 11, 2017 3:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that seriously injured a man in Deer Park, New York, early this morning.
A man sitting in a vehicle on the corner of Emerson Street and Deer Park Boulevard was shot twice at 2:12 a.m. The male shooter fled the scene.
The victim, a 35-year-old Deer Park […]

Massive Car Fire at Avalon in Melville, Quick Thinking Firemen Save Complex

August 11, 2017 3:29 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to reports of a car fire at the Avalon Court Apartments on Court North Drive, on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. at about 7:40 p.m. First arriving units found an active fire in a car parked up against the garage of the Avalon complex. Three trucks, three ambulances and a paramedic responder were […]

Beaches Close Again In Bay Shore And Huntington Bay

August 9, 2017 4:58 pm Comments Off

The following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria:

Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore
Huntington Beach Community Association in Huntington Bay
Fleets Cove Beach in Huntington Bay
Knollwood Beach in Huntington Bay

According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny At Cell Phone Tower

August 6, 2017 6:44 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person(s) who stole items from a cell phone tower sub-station in Deer Park, New York.

An unknown person(s) stole 30 Marathon batteries, valued at $300 each, from 110 Brook Avenue, between April 22 and July […]

19 year Old Arrested for DWI, Endangering the Welfare of a Child After Motor Vehicle Crash in Stolen Vehicle

August 5, 2017 4:49 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child after he stole a vehicle, fled police and was involved in a motor vehicle crash in Melville, New York, early this morning Saturday August 5, 2017.
A Second Precinct officer observed a man in a 2001 Ford driving […]

Officer Prevents Elderly Phone Scam Victim from Losing Money

August 5, 2017 12:16 pm Comments Off

County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a phone scam during which an elderly woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars earlier this week.
An 85-year-old Holtsville, New York, resident received a call on August 2, 2017 during which the caller told her that her grandson was in trouble and needed money to pay for […]