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New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports Increased School Bus Safety Legislation

October 26, 2015 11:42 am Comments Off

The New York School Bus Contractors Association joins with the National Association for Pupil Transportation and the National School Transportation Association in supporting National School Bus Safety Week, an annual event promoting school bus safety which was October 19-23.
The New York School Bus Contractors Association is also using the occasion to publicly support increased school […]

Three People Arrested in Huntington Station for Selling Alcohol to a Minor

October 24, 2015 4:31 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested three people after they sold alcohol to a minor at several businesses in Huntington Station last evening.
On Friday, October 23, 2015, between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., Second Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an underage alcohol sting operation of 10 businesses. Some of the businesses were chosen in response to community complaints […]

Residents Warned of Telephone Scam by Suffolk Police

October 23, 2015 11:18 am Comments Off

Scammers pretend to be IRS employees looking for unpaid taxes
The Suffolk County Police Department is warning residents of a telephone scam during which scammers pretend to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees looking for unpaid taxes.
During a recent incident in Suffolk County, a resident received four calls during the course of two days with a […]

Three Commack Students Arrested for Accessing School Computer Network

October 20, 2015 11:16 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested three Commack High School students in connection with unauthorized access of the district’s computer system during which student grades and schedules were changed.
Officials with the Commack Union Free School District contacted police in July after they determined an unauthorized person or people had accessed the school district’s network and altered […]

Man Damaged a Police Car in Huntington Station

October 14, 2015 5:12 am 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 damaged a police car in Huntington Station earlier this month.
A man threw a rock over the fence of A-1 Award Transmissions, located at 150 West Jericho Turnpike, breaking the rear windshield of […]

East Northport Man Arrested for Armed Robbery Pattern Crimes

October 11, 2015 6:30 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives have arrested a man who robbed a gas station in Commack last night as well as several other businesses throughout Huntington during the last two months.
Shaun Mcneice, 29, of Stan Haven Place in East Northport, robbed a Shell gas station, located at 444 Commack Road, and fled the scene […]

Woman Arrested in Commack after Fleeing from Custody at Hospital

October 11, 2015 5:21 am Comments Off

Melina Silsbe, 24, was arrested on October 7 for numerous misdemeanor warrants and a felony warrant and was brought to the Fourth Precinct. A short time later, she was transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown and admitted for a medical condition which required a police officer to be assigned to guard […]

Suffolk Officials to Implement Pilot Program to Combat Opioid and Heroin Abuse

October 8, 2015 5:55 am Comments Off

County Executive Bellone was joined by Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, Assistant Deputy County Executive Tim Sini and treatment providers to announce a new pilot program as part of the County’s multi-pronged approach to addressing heroin and opiate use and abuse. In 2014, there were more than 250 opioid related deaths in Suffolk County and […]

Huntington Matters 1st Anniversary Memorial Vigil, October 6

October 6, 2015 5:25 am Comments Off

One year ago this month, the Huntington community came together at the “Maggie Matters March” in outrage, grief and frustration following the murder of one of our children, 18 year old Maggie Rosales. Maggie’s murder marked the fourth in just over a year in the Huntington Station community.
PLEASE JOIN US, the family and friends of […]

Armed Burglar Escapes Police Dragnet Last Night

October 4, 2015 2:57 pm Comments Off

Social media last night went off the hook when people started reporting that the police helicopter and many police cars were scrambling around Lenox Road and Pulaski area of Huntington Station. People were reporting that the police helicopter was shining it’s flood light into their backyards. Some posted to lock your doors and stay inside […]