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Man Arrested For Masturbating Outside Northport Stop & Shop

May 29, 2017 3:39 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington Station man for public lewdness after he masturbated in front of a woman outside a Northport grocery store.
A customer was walking in the parking lot of Stop & Shop, located at 454 Fort Salonga Road, when a man masturbated in front of her at 7:50 a.m.
Ricardo Reyes-Benitez, 28, […]

Coram Man Killed in Commack -Two-Vehicle Crash

May 29, 2017 2:24 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a man and injured two others in Commack Sunday evening May 28, 2017.
Thomas Maloney was driving a 2012 Nissan Altima westbound on the North Service Road of the Long Island Expressway. As he attempted to make a left turn onto Commack Road […]

Melville Fire Department and Suffolk PD Assist Injured Worker after Roof Fall

May 29, 2017 2:16 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to assist an injured contractor who fell approximately 25-feet from the roof a commercial building on Spagnoli Road, Saturday, May 27, 2017 at about 1:30 p.m. The injured man suffered head injuries and was airlifted by Suffolk Police medevac helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital. Melville FD was on the […]

Suffolk County Police Announce Increased Enforcement for Memorial Day Weekend

May 27, 2017 3:28 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron announce that police will be out in full force this holiday weekend to keep residents safe.
Police will be conducting high visibility patrols on roads and waterways throughout the county between May 26 and May 29. Officers will take a […]

Here We Go Again – Six Beaches Closed to Bathing Three In Huntington

May 27, 2017 3:24 pm Comments Off

The following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.

Lake Ronkonkoma Beach, Islip
Tanner Park Beach, Copiague
Benjamin Beach, Bay Shore
Fleet’s Cove Beach, Huntington
Huntington Beach Community Association Beach, Centerport
Crab Meadow Beach, Northport

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

Walt Whitman High School Teacher Arrested For Rape 3rd Degree

May 26, 2017 10:53 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Walt Whitman High School teacher who had an inappropriate relationship with one of his students in Huntington Station.
Special Victims Section detectives began an investigation into the conduct of a Walt Whitman High School teacher and discovered that he was having an inappropriate relationship with one of his 16-year-old female […]

Sink Hole In Huntington Sucks in 2 Workers One Dies

May 25, 2017 1:59 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a man was killed after he became trapped underground when the ground gave way in Huntington.

A crew was installing a cesspool at a home located at 2 Beech Place in Huntington, NY when the ground gave way trapping Edward Sinnott at approximately 12:50 […]

Burglar Arrested For Hitting More Than Half a Dozen Businesses

May 25, 2017 12:34 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives have arrested a man who burglarized more than half a dozen businesses this month.

A man was caught on surveillance video captured on May 22, 2017 after he broke in to Si Yuang Kitchen, located at 232 Wall Street, Huntington. A Second Squad detective reviewed still photos taken from surveillance […]

Fire Devastates Gunther’s Tap Room in Northport

May 23, 2017 1:17 pm Comments Off

The Northport Fire Department responded to a fire at Gunther’s Tap Room on Main Street in Northport Village, Tuesday morning, May 23, 2017 at about 7 a.m. Over 60 firefighters battled the blaze from the Northport, Centerport, East Northport, Kings Park, Greenlawn and Eaton’s Neck fire departments. The blaze was was brought under control within an […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Responds to LIE Vehicle Fire

May 22, 2017 1:21 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed SUV fire on the Long Island Expressway, in the westbound lanes just west exit 52 Commack Road, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at about 6:25 p.m. Three Dix Hills heavy rescue pumpers, an ambulance and paramedic unit responded, under the direction of Second Assistant Chief Joe Williamson. Firefighters quickly extinguished the […]