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Crime Stoppers Need Help With Grand Larceny at Dicks Sporting Goods

May 13, 2016 3:19 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man who attempted to steal merchandise from a Melville sporting goods store.

On March 9, a man entered Dicks Sporting Goods, located at 870 Walt Whitman Road and attempted to steal in excess of $3400 worth of […]

Crime Stoppers Needs Your Help In Commack Theft

May 13, 2016 2:19 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole a wallet from a store in Commack last month.

A man stole a wallet from a woman at the Home Depot, located at 5025 Jericho Turnpike, on April 26, 2016 at approximately […]

Huntington Recognizes Huntington High School Relay Team

May 13, 2016 2:14 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and the Town Council gave special recognition at the May 10 Town Board meeting to the Huntington High School 4×400 meter relay team, which recently won a national championship.

The team — composed of students Kyree Johnson, Lawrence Leake, Shane McGuire and Infinite Tucker and coached by Ron Wilson, Eli Acosta […]

Commissioner Sini Announces Results of Month-Long Distracted Driving Initiative

May 13, 2016 2:05 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police, in conjunction with state and local police on Long Island, conducted a month-long focused enforcement effort specifically targeting distracted driving between April 1 and April 30, 2016.

During the focused enforcement effort, Suffolk County Police officers issued more than 930 citations for distracted driving violations, yielding a 117% increase compared to the same […]

Letter to the Editor-State Must Act On Sex Offender Laws

May 13, 2016 2:01 pm Comments Off

DEAR EDITOR:
On Tuesday night, my colleagues and I were forced to remove important legislation from town code which for nearly 10 years controlled where registered sex offenders can live in this town.
Previously, Huntington’s Child Protection Act, enacted in 2005, prohibited level two and three sex offenders from living within a quarter-mile of a school, daycare […]

Gershow Recycling Donates the Use of 30 Vehicles to Ninth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament

May 13, 2016 1:55 pm Comments Off

Tomorrow Saturday May 14th, 2016 starting at 9 am the 9th Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament will take Place. It will take place at the Northport Fire Department Training Grounds Steer’s Pit, Corner of Steers Avenue and Clipper Drive Northport, NY.
In support of local fire departments and through the coordination of Robert J. Varese, Ex-Chief, Northport Fire […]

Commissioner Sini Announces New Telephone Reporting Service Offered by SCPD

May 12, 2016 5:46 pm Comments Off

T-Serve Unit aims to free up patrol resources and reduce response times
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini announced the formation of the T-Serve unit to facilitate documentation of non-emergency incidents over the phone while allowing patrol officers to respond more quickly to emergencies and other situations that require police response.
The Suffolk County Police Department […]

Melville FD Rescues Driver from Overturned Truck on Route 110

May 12, 2016 5:09 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer that overturned and trapped the driver on Route 110 and the south service road of the Long Island Expressway on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at about 10:15 a.m.
Melville firefighters used heavy rescue tools to extricate the driver by cutting the cab and windshield of the truck. […]

Town Thanks 9-Year-Old for Helping Animal Shelter

May 12, 2016 5:04 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and his Town Board colleagues gave special recognition at the May 10, 2016 Town Board meeting to a nine-year-old girl for her efforts raising money and obtaining donations of food and supplies for the Town Animal Shelter.

Julia Schwing began her efforts about a year ago with a lemonade stand that […]

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HOSTING FUNDRAISER FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 TO BENEFIT SUNRISE DAY CAMP, A FREE CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER

May 12, 2016 4:40 pm Comments Off

Fundraiser organized by local boy with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma who will be attending camp this summer
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is hosting a fundraiser at all New York and New Jersey locations on Friday, May 13 to benefit Sunrise Day Camp, a free camp for kids with cancer and their families. CPK will donate 20% of participating […]