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Melville Man Scammed Out of Money In Social Security Phone Scam

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 […]

March 7, 2019 4:58 pm / Comments Off / Read More

Woman Arrested for DWI under Leandra’s Law following Crash

March 2, 2019 4:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police last night arrested a woman for Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after she was involved in a crash with her 9-year-old daughter in the vehicle in Melville.

Karlita Rojas-Reyes was driving a 2004 Acura eastbound on the Long Island Expressway when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median […]

Carbon Monoxide Kills One and Hospitalize’s One

February 22, 2019 4:08 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a man died and his wife was hospitalized due to apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in Melville this morning.
Second Precinct police officers responded to a 911 call of a couple feeling ill, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning, at 31 Scott Drive at approximately 8:30 […]

House Fire on Seton Street Melville

February 18, 2019 3:47 pm Comments Off

Melville FD Battles House Fire The Melville Fire Department responded to a house
fire on Seton Street, Saturday morning, February 16,2018 at about 9:30 am. Melville
firefighters quickly arrived and found an active fire on the exterior rear of the
home and the basement, first and second floors. Firefighters began an aggressive
attack on the fire using three hose lines, […]

County Executives Laura Curran And Steve Bellone Join Senator Gaughran To Announce Extension Of Property Tax Payments For Federal Workers

February 8, 2019 4:02 am Comments Off

Today County Executive Laura Curran joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Senator Jim Gaughran, and Assemblyman Chuck Lavine to announce an executive order for Nassau County to opt-in to a new state law that will allow a 90-day extension of property tax payments for federal workers on Long Island. The executive order is effective once […]

Melville Fire Department Responds to Multi-Vehicle Crash

January 22, 2019 12:06 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash on the North Service Road and Round Swamp Road on January 21, at 3:47 p.m. The chain reaction accident occurred when a tractor-trailer traveling west on the North Service Road apparently lost its brakes and rear-ended a Jeep, injuring a nine-year-old girl and her parents and causing significant damage […]

Upcoming Special Events At Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre

January 19, 2019 4:26 am Comments Off

The Cinema Arts Centre is gearing up for a winter season filled with great special events and screenings. Events include, performances and films meant to celebrateBlack History Month, a special early screening of a controversial Kenyan LGBT film, some Cult favorite comedies and dramas, Stand-up comedy performances, Valentine’s Day Swing Dancing and romantic movies for Valentine’s Day, a horror movie double feature, and […]

Melville Fire Department Responds To Parking Lot Crash

January 13, 2019 11:54 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to an overturn crash in the parking lot of Blink Fitness on Pinelawn Road and Broad Hollow Road on Thursday, January 10 at about 8:30am. Four vehicles were involved including one overturned on its roof and two parked cars. The driver of the overturned car declined medical assistance, and there were no injuries […]

Crane Collapses Into Melville Building

January 12, 2019 11:49 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded for a crane collapse into an office building on Broad Hollow Road near Arlington Street, on Thursday, January 10, at about 9am. The accident occurred when a strut broke on the truck and lifted the crane off the ground and into the building.

There were no injuries reported and the Town of Huntington […]

Greenlawn Couple Arrested For Stealing Credit Cards

January 4, 2019 11:18 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Greenlawn couple in connection with multiple credit card thefts during a three-day period.

Following an investigation, Second Squad detectives arrested Tara Costello and Michael Cuozzo at their home, located at 146 Broadway, on January 1.

Costello and Cuozzo were charged with Grand Larceny 4th Degree for stealing a purse containing credit cards at […]